Posted on 11/19/2011, 2:40 pm, by mySteinbach

On November 18, 2011, at about 12:15pm, Neepawa RCMP as well as local Emergency Services were dispatched to the scene of a fatal two vehicle collision on Highway 5, north of Neepawa near the Junction of PR 352.

Initial investigation indicates that a 2009 Dodge pick-up truck was travelling north on Highway 5 when it lost control and went into the path of a south bound semi trailer.

The occupants of the pick-up truck, an adult male and an adult female, were pronounced deceased at the scene. Confirmation of identities is pending and no other injuries have been reported.

Road conditions were reported to be snow covered and slippery with poor visibility at the time of the collision.

Investigators from the Neepawa detachment as well as an RCMP Traffic Collision Analyst are investigating.