(RCMP.GC.CA)
A 22-year-old man is dead and an 18-year-old is in critical condition after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 8 near Riverton.
A Gimli RCMP travelling north on the highway witnessed the crash at around 6:45 p.m. on Thursday.
Police say the officer saw a vehicle that had passed him at a high rate of speed collide with an SUV turning west onto Provincial Road 329.
The officer immediately provided first aid and called for EMS, fire crews and additional officers.
The 18-year-old driver of the speeding vehicle, from Arborg, was flown by STARS Air Ambulance to hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries and remains in critical condition.
The SUV’s driver, a 22-year-old man from Arborg, was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger, a 21-year-old woman, also from Arborg, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
RCMP continue to investigate.
