Man, 36, dead after head-on highway crash north of Winnipeg
Car swerved into oncoming path of large truck, RCMP say
A head-on crash on Highway 8 north of Winnipeg claimed the life of a 36-year-old man on Tuesday.
RCMP say a large truck was heading south when a northbound car suddenly veered into its path around 11 a.m., just north of Bay Road in the rural municipality of St. Andrews.
Emergency crews found the truck on its side in the west ditch and the car in the middle of the highway, which was shut down to traffic.
The 36-year-old man, from Winnipeg, was pronounced dead on scene. He was the sole occupant of the car.
The 67-year-old man driving the truck, from St-Pierre-Jolys, was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The highway re-opened around 3:40 p.m. following an examination of the scene by RCMP.
No other information has been released by police.