(RCMP.GC.CA)
A Winnipeg man is dead following a head-on collision on Highway 2 — one of two serious crashes Headingley RCMP responded to Tuesday.
Police responded to the fatal crash at 6 p.m., just west of the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 3 in the RM of Macdonald. Police said an SUV travelling east on Highway 2 suddenly veered into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a semi-truck. The 25-year-old SUV driver, a Winnipeg man, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The semi-truck driver, a 32-year-old man, and his passenger, a 28-year-old man, were treated for minor, non-life-threatening injuries at the scene.
Earlier that day, at 2 p.m., Headingley RCMP responded to a collision involving two semi-trucks in the westbound lane of Highway 1, near Road 11 West, in the RM of Cartier. Police said a parked semi-truck was struck by another semi-truck travelling west, catching fire on impact, while the striking vehicle was heavily damaged.
The driver of the parked semi-truck, a 56-year-old woman from La Broquerie, wasn’t injured. The driver of the other semi-truck, a 43-year-old man from Winnipeg, was treated for minor, non-life-threatening injuries, while his passenger, a 27-year-old man from Winnipeg, wasn’t injured. The 43-year-old driver was served with a provincial offence notice for driving carelessly.
RCMP continue to investigate both incidents.
