Man dies after car crashes into lumber truck on Manitoba highway

A 35-year-old mandied after his car crashed head-on with a semi-trailer truck hauling lumber northwest of Winnipeg.

The man was driving north on Highway 6, between Woodlands and Warren, when his car went into oncoming traffic around11 p.m. on Sunday, RCMPsaid.

The impact of the collision caused the semi driver to lose control and crash into the ditch, rolling his truck and scattering lumber across the highway. There was so much debris that RCMPinitially believed two semi-trailers were involved.

Three people from the semi the 43-year-old man who was driving, a42-year-old woman who was a passenger and a one-year-old boy were sentto hospital with minor injuries.

The 35-year-old man,from the ruralmunicipalityof Portage la Prairie, was the only person inside the car.

It is not known yet whether drugs or alcohol were a factor in the collision, RCMP said.

Highway 6 was closed for many hours as the scene was cleared.

The investigation into the crash continues, RCMP said.