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1 dead, 3 sent to hospital after crash on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg

One person is dead and three are in hospital — two in unstable condition and one stable — after a crash Friday morning that left a long path of damage and shut down a stretch of Portage Avenue.

Vehicle hit bus shelter and then continued into gas bar, police say

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A pickup truck and police car are in a gas station parking lot. The truck's front end is damaged and it is parked against the gas station.
A damaged pickup truck can be seen against the Canadian Tire gas bar at Portage Avenue and Bedson Street on Friday morning. (Jeff Stapleton/CBC)

One person is dead and three are in hospital — two in unstable condition and one stable — after a crash Friday morning that left a long path of damage and shut down a stretch of Portage Avenue.

A pickup truck hit a bus shelter and hydro pole near Portage and Bedson Street in west Winnipeg, before continuing across Bedson and hitting a Canadian Tire gas bar just after 7:30 a.m.

Police did not say if the person who died was in the pickup or somewhere else in the area.

A second damaged vehicle, a smaller SUV, could also be seen on Bedson, surrounded by yellow police tape.

Both directions of Portage were still blocked between Cavalier Drive and David Street early Friday afternoon. Police said they expected it to remain that way at least until the afternoon rush hour.

A damaged bus shelter can be seen in the background with a group of police officers to the right of the photo.
The crash left a damaged bus shelter and broken hydro pole at the corner of Portage Avenue and Bedson Street. (Jeff Stapleton/CBC)

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