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Crash on Perimeter Highway sends three to hospital, ties up traffic for hours

At least three people were taken to hospital with serious injuries after a major crash in the eastbound lanes of the Perimeter Highway just west of St. Anne’s Road on Friday afternoon.

Dump truck involved in Perimeter Highway collision on Friday, August 21, 2020 (Robb Mitchell / News 4)
One of several vehicles involved in serious collision near St. Anne’s Road on August 21, 2020 (Robb. Mitchell / News 4)

The collision involved a local garden centre dump truck loaded with gravel and several other vehicles.

STARS Air Ambulance was called to the scene shortly after the collision.

The cause of the collision is being investigated by RCMP.

RCMP and Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews on scene of serious collision on the Perimeter Highway (Robb Mitchell / News 4)
Traffic backed up after collision on Perimeter Highway (News 4)

Police closed off the eastbound lanes of the highway at St. Mary’s Road and diverted traffic onto a gravel service road just west of the highway. Traffic was backed up for several hours.

© News4.ca 2020

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