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Morden man, 90, dies in highway crash

A 90-year-old Morden man has died after a two-vehicle collision in the RM of Hanover Wednesday afternoon.

RCMP said the man was travelling west on Road 40N around 5:15 p.m. when he was hit by a northbound minivan as he attempted to cross Highway 12. He was found dead at the scene while his female passenger was extricated from the vehicle and airlifted to a Winnipeg hospital with undetermined injuries.

The driver of the minivan, a 29-year-old man from Blumenort, was examined on the scene and suffered no injuries.

Alcohol is not considered to be a contributing factor in the accident.

Officers remain on the scene. The southbound lanes of Highway 12 are closed to traffic and motorists are being detoured around the crash site.

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