At 7:50pm, on October 26, 2009, St. Pierre RCMP were dispatched to a head-on collision on Highway 59, approximately 1 mile south of Highway 311.
The driver of a north-bound 2004 Hyundai, a 19-year-old male from Grunthal, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the south-bound 2001 Dodge Ram pickup, a 37-year-old male from St. Pierre, was transported to the Health Sciences Centre in critical condition.
There were no eye witnesses and the investigation into the cause of the collision is continuing.
Update 10/29/09 9:58am
The driver killed in the two vehicle collision on Highway 59 on October 26, 2009 has been identified as Randy Wiebe, 19 years old, of Grunthal. The driver of the second vehicle involved, a 37-year-old male from St. Pierre, remains in hospital in stable condition.
Cpl Denis Prejet
ANCO i/c
St Pierre-Jolys RCMP Detachment
204-433-7908
