A 55-year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Thursday on the Trans-Canada Freeway.
At shortly after four p.m., Portage la Prairie RCMP responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision on Freeway 1, on the junction of Springbrook Street, positioned close to Austin, Man.
The investigation has decided {that a} westbound car, with two occupants, was struck by northbound car because it entered the intersection.
The driving force of the westbound car, a 55-year-old male from Decker, Man., was pronounced lifeless on the scene. The 83-year-old male passenger, additionally from Decker, was taken to hospital with severe however non-life threatening accidents. The 47-year-old male driver of the northbound car, from the RM of North Norfolk, was taken to hospital with non-life threatening accidents.
Seatbelts had been in use on the time of the collision and alcohol just isn’t believed to be an element within the crash.
Portage la Prairie RCMP, together with a Visitors Analyst, proceed to analyze.