Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
At approximately 5:10 pm on November 5, 2023, St Pierre-Jolys RCMP responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 75 & Provincial Road 305, located in the RM of Ritchot.
The investigation has determined that a vehicle, with two occupants, was travelling eastbound on Provincial Road 305 when it approached the Highway 75 intersection. The vehicle proceeded thru the intersection and was struck by a northbound semi-trailer.
The 40-year-old female driver of the eastbound vehicle, from Winnipeg, was transported to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The 43-year-old female passenger, from Ste Agathe, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced deceased on scene. The 21-year-old male driver of the semi-trailer, from Winnipeg, was not physically injured.
St Pierre-Jolys RCMP, along with an RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, continue to investigate.