Woman dies in bird-involved crash in RM of Westlake-Gladstone

A 71-year-old woman was killed after a driver hit a bird on Highway 50 Monday morning.

Around 7:40 a.m. Portage la Prairie RCMP received a report of a single-vehicle collision in the RM of Westlake-Gladstone. Officers and emergency responders found an SUV in the ditch off the highway.

RCMP learned the vehicle had left Duck Bay and was headed south towards Portage la Prairie when the driver, a 76-year-old man, struck a bird, swerved and hit the ditch. The driver was not injured.

The woman, who was sitting in the back seat, died at the scene. The investigation is ongoing.