On February 27, 2011, at 7:40pm, RCMP in Steinbach responded to a report that a snow machine had collided with a guy wire of a hydro pole at the intersection of PTH 12 and Hanover Road, just south of Steinbach.
RCMP arrived on scene and determined that a 2010 Arctic Cat snow machine was traveling north in the ditch next to PTH 12. Near the intersection of Hanover Road, the snow machine struck a guy wire from a hydro pole. The passenger of the snow machine, a 48-year-old female from Steinbach, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The 43-year-old driver of the snow machine, also of Steinbach, was transported to the Bethesda Hospital for precautionary reasons. He has since been treated and released.
RCMP report that alcohol was not a factor in the accident.
An RCMP Traffic Collision Analyst attended and is assisting with the ongoing investigation.
