Man dead, another injured in multi-vehicle crash on Perimeter Highway
Highway 101 near Main Street reopens after serious multi-vehicle collision
One man is dead and another is injured after a crash involving multiple vehicles, including a driver reportedly going the wrong way down the north Perimeter Highway Tuesday night.
RCMP were called at 11:40 p.m. about a vehicle going the wrong way on the Perimeter near McPhillips Street.
A short-time later, officers found a serious crash involving several vehicles a few kilometres from there on the Perimeter Highway bridge over the Red River near Main Street.
Investigators believe a vehicle driven by a 78-year-old Winnipeg man was headed eastbound in the westbound lane. His vehicle collided with a westbound vehicle that was driven by a 21-year-old Stony Mountain man, police said. Those vehicles also collided with a westbound semi-trailer. .
The 78-year-old was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The 21-year-old was also taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said, and the 41-year-old Winnipeg man driving the semi was uninjured.
The highway was closed for hours but reopened before rush hour Wednesday morning.
RCMP continue to investigate.
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Corrections
- We initially reported that the crash happened on the Perimeter Highway near McPhillips Street. In fact, it happened on the bridge over the Red River near the Perimeter and Main Street intersection.Oct 07, 2020 11:41 AM EDT