Manitoba

Man, 47, dead after motorcycle hit by SUV in RM of Macdonald: RCMP

A 47-year-old Winnipeg man has died after his motorcycle collided with an SUV on McGillivray Boulevard, near Road 8 E. just south of the Winnipeg boundary, on Saturday. 

Police say crash happened after 17-year-old driving SUV tried to pass another vehicle

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Stonewall/Headingley RCMP say a 47-year-old Winnipeg man has died after his motorcycle collided with an SUV in the rural municipality of Macdonald on Saturday. (CBC)

A 47-year-old Winnipeg man has died after his motorcycle collided with an SUV on McGillivray Boulevard, near Road 8 E. just south of the Winnipeg boundary, on Saturday. 

The man was driving his motorcycle east at 4 p.m. Saturday when a 17-year-old boy driving an SUV west attempted to pass another vehicle, Stonewall/Headingley RCMP said in a news release on Monday. 

The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene in the rural municipality of Macdonald. The teenager's injuries were treated and he was released, RCMP said. 

Stonewall/Headingley RCMP said Monday they are still investigating the crash alongside a forensic collision reconstruction specialist.

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