Winnipeg man dies following head-on collision: RCMP

The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

A Winnipeg man is dead following a head-on collision between a sedan and a truck on Highway 8 in the RM of St. Andrews, Man. on Tuesday.

According to police, a 67-year-old man from St-Pierre-Jolys was driving a large truck southbound on Highway 8, while a 36-year-old Winnipeg man was driving his sedan north on the highway. Mounties said the driver of the sedan “suddenly veered into the other lane, colliding head-on with the truck.”

Officers, EMS and firefighters responded to the scene around 11 a.m., where they found the sedan in the middle of the road and the truck flipped on its side in a ditch.

The driver of the sedan was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The highway was temporarily closed but has since been reopened.

RCMP continues to investigate.