19-year-old dies in head-on crash in southern Manitoba
CBC News | Posted: October 6, 2020 6:38 PM | Last Updated: October 6, 2020
Crash happened at crest of hill in Pembina Valley, police said
A 19-year-old man is dead and a 33-year-old man is in hospital after a Monday morning crash in southern Manitoba.
RCMP were called out around 8 a.m. Monday to Provincial Road 2 N., between provincial roads 41 W. and 43 W., at the crest of a hill in the Pembina Valley.
An SUV, driven by the 19-year-old, was on fire and upside down in the middle of the road when officers arrived, RCMP said in a Tuesday news release. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 33-year-old, the driver of a pickup truck hauling an empty cattle trailer, was sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Both men were the only people in their vehicles.
Police said the two vehicles crashed head-on.
Alcohol was not a factor, though it appears speed may have been, RCMP said, adding it is unknown at this point in the investigation if the 19-year-old was wearing a seatbelt.
A forensic collision reconstructionist is helping with the ongoing investigation.
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Corrections:
- We initially reported that the crash happened on Highway 2. In fact, it happened on Provincial Road 2 N., just north of the Canada-U.S. border. October 6, 2020 8:22 PM