Since Friday, August 31, the Manitoba RCMP has responded to two fatal collisions where alcohol is believed to be a factor as well as a collision causing serious injury.
One incident involved three adult female occupants, driving west on Sturgeon Landing Road, Southwest of Cranberry Portage near the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border, when they entered the south ditch and struck a large tree. One passenger, a 31-year-old female, was pronounced deceased on scene and another passenger, a 53-year-old female, sustained serious injuries and was transported to a hospital. The 49-year-old female driver was not injured.
Another incident involved a car and an SUV pulling a trailer, that were travelling together and heading east on highway #1, 3.5km east of Portage la Prairie, when both vehicles pulled onto the shoulder. Three occupants exited the two vehicles to fix a strap that was on the trailer. A short time later, a third vehicle veered onto the shoulder and struck the parked vehicles. The impact caused the parked car to go into the ditch, striking an adult female. She was transported to a hospital with serious injuries where she remains in stable condition. The two other adult occupants who had stopped to fix the strap were also struck. They were treated by EMS personnel on scene and released.
The third incident involves a 36-year-old male and an 8-year-old male in a side-by-side off-road vehicle that rolled in the RM of Tache near Steinbach, landing atop the adult male. He was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced deceased. It does not appear that the adult male was wearing a helmet or seatbelt. The 8-year-old male was not injured. He was not wearing a helmet, and police believe he was not wearing his seatbelt.
With some of the busiest days on our roads quickly approaching due to the end of the long weekend, the Manitoba RCMP asks all Manitobans to drive sober, to wear their seatbelts, pay attention to their surroundings and to slow down.
They want everyone to enjoy their long weekend and to get to their destination safely.
