A 12-year-old Steinbach girl was ejected from a vehicle as the result of a two vehicle collision that occurred near New Bothwell, Manitoba.
On March 8, 2017, approximately 4:30pm, St. Pierre-Jolys and Steinbach RCMP officers, along with Fire and EMS, responded to a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Provincial Road 206 and Municipal Road 39 N in the RM of Hanover. The collision occurred approximately five kilometres southeast of New Bothwell, Manitoba.
Police believe that an eastbound SUV on Road 39 did not stop for the stop sign at the intersection of PR 206, and as a result, struck a northbound SUV on PR 206 that had four occupants inside.
RCMP report that a passenger from the northbound vehicle, a 12-year-old girl from Steinbach, was ejected and transported to hospital with critical injuries. She was later upgraded to stable condition. It is believed the girl was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collision.
Police say that alcohol was a factor in this collision. An RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist is assisting St. Pierre-Jolys RCMP with the ongoing investigation.
