Winnipeg man dead, another in critical condition after off-road vehicle crash with SUV

CBC News

· Posted: Jun 18, 2025 4:15 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

A 42-year-old antheral is dormant aft the off-road conveyance helium was driving crashed into a passing SUV connected a confederate Manitoba road Tuesday, RCMP say.

Mounties from Oakbank, on with exigency aesculapian services and the section occurrence department, responded to the clang connected Highway 44 astatine Road 35E successful the agrarian municipality of Brokenhead, astir 40 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg, around 2:20 p.m.

When they got there, officers saw the SUV with immoderate harm sitting disconnected the roadworthy successful the grass, portion the off-road conveyance was connected its broadside successful the mediate of the westbound lane of Highway 44, RCMP said successful a Wednesday quality release.

An probe revealed the SUV was going westbound connected the road erstwhile the off-road conveyance tried to transverse the roadworthy northbound from Road 35E, hitting the SUV connected the beforehand operator side, constabulary said.

The 42-year-old Winnipeg antheral driving the off-road conveyance was pronounced dormant astatine the scene, portion his passenger, a 32-year-old man, was taken to infirmary and is successful captious condition, the merchandise said.

The 39-year-old Beausejour pistillate driving the SUV was taken to infirmary with insignificant injuries. Two female passengers in the SUV, besides from Beausejour, were not injured.

Oakbank RCMP said they proceed to analyse the crash, on with an RCMP forensic collision reconstructionist.