On Saturday, November 6th we reported of a major accident on highway 325 near Ashern. A statement from the RCMP about the incident is below.
On Saturday, November 6, 2021, at around 7:00 am, West Interlake RCMP received a report of a fatal motor vehicle collision on Provincial Road 325 West, approximately 16 kilometres west of Ashern, in the RM of West Interlake, Manitoba.
The initial investigation has determined that the vehicle went onto the shoulder of the road, struck an entrance driveway to a field which caused the vehicle to flip several times. All four people in the vehicle were ejected from the vehicle. None of the occupants were wearing seatbelts.
The 31-year-old female driver of the vehicle from Ebb and Flow First Nation was pronounced deceased on the scene. The 33-year-old male front seat passenger, from Pinaymootang First Nation, and two male children in the rear seat, aged six and two, were all transported to Winnipeg hospital. They remain in hospital in stable condition.
The investigation continues with the help of a RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist.
