Posted on 08/25/2012, 1:25 pm, by mySteinbach
On August 23, 2012, shortly after 4:30pm, Portage la Prairie RCMP and local EMS were dispatched to a two vehicle collision on Highway 1 and Yellowquill Trail in the RM of Portage la Prairie.
Police say that an 80-year-old Portage la Prairie woman, driving a car, proceeded northbound across Highway 1 at the intersection, when she was struck by a westbound car driven by a 35-year-old Winnipeg woman. The intersection is controlled by a stop sign.
The 80-year-old woman was pronounced deceased at the scene by Emergency Medical Service personnel. The 35-year-old driver of the second vehicle was transported to Portage General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Officers continue to investigate the cause of the fatal collision.
