Man dead, several people injured in two Tuesday collisions: RCMP

A man is dead and several people were left injured after two separate collisions involving semi-trucks outside Winnipeg within hours of each other on Tuesday.

Headingley RCMP were called to both collisions.

The first occurred between two semi-trucks on the westbound lane of Highway 1, near Road 11 West, in the Rural Municipality of Cartier, at about 2 p.m. Tuesday.

A semi-truck travelling west struck another semi that was parked on the shoulder. The parked truck caught fire upon the impact, while the other truck was heavily damaged.

The driver of the parked truck, a 56-year-old woman from La Broquerie, wasn’t hurt. The driver of the other truck, a 43-year-old man from Winnipeg, was treated for minor injuries. His passenger, a 27-year-old man, wasn’t hurt. The 43-year-old was ticketed for driving carelessly, RCMP say.

At 6 p.m., Headingley RCMP were called to a head-on collision on Highway 2, just west of the intersection with Highway 3, in the RM of Macdonald.

Mounties learned that an SUV, headed east on Highway 2, suddenly veered into oncoming traffic and collided with a semi-truck. The SUV driver, a 25-year-old man from Winnipeg, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The semi driver, a 32-year-old man, and his passenger, a 28-year-old man, were treated for minor injuries at the scene.

RCMP are still investigating both collisions.