UPDATE: RCMP say a 57-year-old woman has died after being hit by a vehicle on Highway 59.
On Thursday evening at approximately 5:55 pm, a cyclist and vehicle collided near Grande Pointe.
Both the bike and vehicle were travelling northbound.
RCMP say the 57-year-old cyclist from Southern Manitoba was pronounced deceased at the scene. The vehicle's driver, a 23-year-old man from the RMof Grey, was uninjured. Alcohol and drugs were not factors in this collision.
St-Pierre Jolys RCMP and a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist are now investigating.
Earlier:
Emergency crews responded to a cyclist on the side of the road Thursday night near Ile des Chenes.
STARS air ambulance was dispatched at six o'clock to Highway 59.
A STARS spokesperson has informed us that they responded to reports of a cyclist struck by a vehicle. STARS landed at the scene but did not transport the patient.
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