Man, 66, dead after collision in southern Manitoba

A two-vehicle crash in southern Manitoba on Monday left a 66-year-old man dead and sent two other people to hospital.

The man was driving a westbound SUVon Highway 245, just west of Roseisle,around 11:30 a.m., when he tried to make a left turn and was hitby an eastbound pickup truck.

He was rushedhospital, where he died from his injuries.

A 67-year-old man, who was driving the truck, and a 66-year-old woman, who was in the passenger seat, were sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

RCMP continue to investigate the crash.

Roseisle is about 85 kilometres southwest of Winnipeg.

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