A 24-year-old Winkler woman has died after she collided with a semi-trailer on Highway 3 in the RM of Stanley, Manitoba.
On January 3, 2019, at approximately 6:30pm, Carman RCMP were dispatched to a fatal two-vehicle collision at a location on Highway 3 near Road 17 North in the RM of Stanley, Manitoba.
Initial police investigation determined that a semi-trailer was traveling south on Highway 3 when it collided with a northbound SUV that was traveling in the southbound lane. The SUV was in the oncoming lane of traffic at the time of the collision.
Police say that the 24-year-old female driver of the SUV, from Winkler, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The 45-year-old male driver of the semi, from Austin, Manitoba, received minor injuries.
RCMP report that alcohol does not appear to be a factor in this collision and that both drivers were wearing seatbelts.
The investigation continues with the assistance of a RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist.
