A woman is dead and three other people suffered injuries following a collision on Highway 8 Thursday morning.
Selkirk RCMP received a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 8 around 7 a.m. Police say the collision was south of Meadowdale Road, in the RM of St Andrews.
Officers say that the preliminary investigation shows that two pickup trucks, one heading north and the other south, collided head-on while travelling on Highway 8. Road conditions were reported to be extremely icy at the time of the collision.
One of the pickup trucks contained three occupants. The 28-year-old male driver, from Fisher Branch, and a 57-year-old male passenger, from Winnipeg, were transported to hospital with serious injuries. The other 51-year-old female passenger, from Winnipeg, was pronounced deceased on scene.
The 32-year-old male driver of the other pickup truck, from Clandeboye, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Selkirk RCMP, along with a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist and our Criminal Collision Investigation Team, continue to investigate.
Wed, May 8, 6:00 PM
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