Grand Marais RCMP Detachment continue to investigate a fatal motor vehicle collision that claimed the life of two Winnipeg residents.
Assisting Grand Marais RCMP in the investigation is the Selkirk RCMP Detachment and Traffic Services as well as the Powerview Detachment.
On January 28, 2011, at 2:40pm, RCMP units were dispatched to a fatal collision on Highway 59 between the intersections of Highway 12 and Stead Road.
A mini van, with two adults, the male driver, a female passenger, along with a 3-year-old girl on board, were southbound on Highway 59 when the driver lost control resulting in a collision with a northbound pick-up truck with 4 adults from the Fort Alexander area in the vehicle.
Both adults on board the mini-van, a 71-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman (believed to be common law), perished. A 3-year-old girl who was a passenger on board the van was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
All 4 adults on board the pick-up truck were also taken to hospital with undetermined injuries.
Alcohol is not considered a factor. Road conditions are reported to have been very poor and are believed to be a contributing factor.
Highway 59 was closed to traffic for 5 hours.
RCMP continue to investigate.
