On November 6, 2014, at approximately 9:45am, The Pas RCMP responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 10, 45 kilometres south of The Pas.
Police say that a Manitoba Corrections van transporting six prisoners to Dauphin from The Pas was traveling south on Highway 10 when the driver, a Corrections officer, lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle entered the east ditch, rolled and came to rest inside the tree line. A 44-year-old female Corrections Officer, from The Pas, was a passenger in the vehicle. She was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced deceased at the scene. The 43-year-old male driver of the vehicle, also from The Pas, was transported to hospital in stable condition. The six male prisoners suffered minor injuries and were transported to hospital as a precautionary measure.
RCMP report that road conditions are considered a factor in the collision and it is unknown at this time if she was wearing a seatbelt. An RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist is attending to assist with the investigation.
