One man dead, another injured in crash involving semi on Portage la Prairie highway

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Portage la Prairie RCMP responded to a fatal collision Thursday that near 1 antheral dormant and enactment different successful hospital.

On July 22 astatine astir 7:30 p.m., constabulary received a study of a two-vehicle clang that happened successful the eastbound lane of the Trans-Canada Highway astatine Provincial Road 242.

According to police, erstwhile officers got to the scene, a semi-trailer and a minivan were successful the lanes, and EMS crews were attending to the drivers.

Officers said the minivan was traveling westbound successful the eastbound lanes erstwhile it deed the semi-trailer head-on.

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The 27-year-old antheral operator of the van was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

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The 51-year-old antheral operator of the semi was taken to infirmary successful unchangeable condition.

No names person been released. The probe is ongoing with the assistance of A RCMP forensic collision reconstructionist.

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