On May 22, 2013, at 2pm, Central Plains area RCMP along with EMS were dispatched to a collision at the intersection of Highway 1 and Provincial Trunk Highway 305 in the RM of Portage la Prairie. The accident involved a vehicle and a semi trailer hauling hogs.
RCMP report that the semi driver did not sustain any injuries, however, the two female occupants of the vehicle perished in the collision.
The two deceased women in this collision have been identified as a 21-year-old from Erickson, Manitoba who was the driver and a 20-year-old Winnipeg woman who was the sole passenger in the car.
Police have determined that the car was travelling east on Highway 1 when it collided with the semi, driven by a 25-year-old South Norfolk man. The semi was travelling north on 305 and about to proceed west on Highway 1 when the collision occurred.
An RCMP Traffic Analyst is assisting with the investigation.
