Just after 1:15 pm on Sunday, February 11, 2018, a two-vehicle head-on collision claimed the life of a 57-year-old Winnipeg man.
It happened on Highway 9 at Bowser Road in the RM of St. Andrews about 40 kilometres north of Winnipeg
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Police say that the SUV being driven by the 57-year-old male was trying to pass another vehicle when he collided head-on with a pickup truck.
The 40-year-old driver of the pickup truck was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police say the driver of the SUV was not wearing a seatbelt and died at the scene.
A third vehicle that had been passed by the SUV hit the debris from the head-on and ended up on the side of the road. There were no injuries reported from anyone in that vehicle.
Police say that alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the collision
RCMP continue to investigate.
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