Highway 59 reopens after fatal collision

Highway 59 was partially closed following a fatal collision involving a semi-truck on Wednesday morning.

Police responded to reports of a two-vehicle collision on the highway, near Prefontaine Road in the Rural Municipality of Taché around 12:21 a.m., RCMP said in a news release.

Investigators determined a vehicle with two occupants was travelling north on the highway when it crossed into the path of a southbound semi-truck. The vehicles collided and ended up in the ditch.

The driver of the vehicle, a 20-year-old man from Ontario, died on scene. His passenger, a 13-year-old boy from Steinbach, was airlifted to Winnipeg with serious and life-threatening injuries. The driver of the semi-truck, a 45-year-old man from Alberta, was not injured, RCMP said.

The investigation is ongoing.