Manitoba

Man taken to hospital after Friday night crash on rural Manitoba road

Manitoba RCMP say they will charge a 64-year-old man after a crash left two vehicles with pieces scattered all over the road and the drivers in the ditch.

Police plan to charge 64-year-old driver in southwestern Manitoba

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Manitoba RCMP say they are pursuing a charge against a 64-year-old driver for violating the Highway Traffic Act after a crash in southwestern Manitoba Friday night. (CBC)

Manitoba RCMP say they will charge a 64-year-old man after a crash left pieces of two vehicles scattered across a rural Manitoba road and one of the vehicles in the ditch.

The crash happened Friday night just before 7 p.m. in the southwestern Manitoba municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa.

Police say a 64-year old man driving a southbound Chevrolet Cavalier ran through a yield sign and collided with the rear of an eastbound 2013 Dodge Ram at the intersection of Treesbank Road and Road 103 W.

A 38-year-old man from Wawanesa, Man., was driving the Ram, which rolled into the ditch after spinning 180 degrees. The driver of the truck escaped without injury. 

The 64-year-old man from Prairie Lakes, Man., was taken by ambulance to hospital. Police say he walked away from the crash with non-life threatening injuries.

RCMP say they are pursuing a charge against the 64-year-old driver for violating the Highway Traffic Act. 

Both drivers were wearing seatbelts and alcohol isn't considered a factor in the crash.