Roblin man dead after highway collision with semi-truck

One man is dead and another is seriously injured after a semi-truck collided with a van on a highway near Roblin on Monday afternoon.

Investigators believe a van was travelling northbound on Provincial Road 484 when it was struck by a semi-truck headed westbound on Road 153 North, shortly before 2 p.m., Manitoba RCMP said in a news release Tuesday.

The intersection is controlled by stop signs for eastbound and westbound traffic.

Responding officers found the semi-truck flipped over and blocking the road, while the van sustained significant damage, RCMP said.

The driver of the van, a 42-year-old man from Roblin, died at the scene. The semi-truck driver, a 31-year-old man from Roblin, was taken to hospital in serious but non-life-threatening condition, police said.

Mounties are investigating the cause of the collision.