Quebec woman, 68, dead after 2-vehicle crash in southwestern Manitoba on Monday

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· Posted: Jun 10, 2025 3:43 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

A 68-year-old Quebec woman died and respective radical were injured successful a clang successful southwestern Manitoba connected Monday evening, RCMP say.

Police were called to a two-vehicle collision astatine the intersection of highways 83 and 257 successful the agrarian municipality of Wallace-Woodworth, astatine the southwest country of Virden, astir 5:30 p.m. Monday, RCMP said successful a quality merchandise connected Tuesday.

Officers recovered a heavy damaged SUV and a motortruck lying connected its broadside farther down Highway 83, constabulary said.

The SUV, which had 4 radical inside, is believed to person stopped astatine a halt motion arsenic it neared the highway but past continued crossed and was struck by the motortruck connected the rear driver's side, constabulary said.

A Quebec woman, 68, was pronounced dormant astatine the tract of the crash. The SUV driver, a 45-year-old pistillate from Saskatchewan, and 2 different passengers from Quebec were each taken to infirmary and stay successful unchangeable condition, constabulary said.

The motortruck driver, a 31-year-old antheral from Plum Coulee, and 2 different men successful the conveyance — a 26-year-old antheral from the agrarian municipality of Stanley and a 52-year-old antheral from Altona — were not severely injured successful the crash, constabulary said, but a 19-year-old antheral from Winkler was earnestly wounded and taken to hospital.

Alcohol is not believed to beryllium a origin successful the collision, constabulary said.

RCMP's probe into the clang continues.

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