Arborg RCMP respond to fatal motor vehicle collision

November 24, 2019
RM of Bifrost, Manitoba

News release

At approximately 6:15 pm, on November 23, 2019, Arborg RCMP received a report of a two-vehicle collision on Road 130 North, located approximately 6 kilometers east of Arborg, in the RM of Bifrost.

The investigation has determined that a pickup truck, being driven by a 50-year-old male, was heading eastbound at a high rate of speed when it collided into the rear of an eastbound farm tractor, being driven by a 59-year-old male.

The investigation will include a thorough examination of the tractor to determine if proper working lights were in use at the time of the collision as the lack of visibility may have been a factor.

The 59-year-old driver of the farm tractor was ejected and pronounced deceased on scene.

The 50-year-old driver of the pickup truck was not injured in the collision but was subsequently arrested for impaired operation and transported back to the Arborg RCMP Detachment. He was later released from custody with numerous court imposed conditions and scheduled to appear in court at a later date on charges including Impaired Operation of a Conveyance Causing Death.

Arborg RCMP, along with a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, continue to investigate.

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Contact information

Sgt. Paul Manaigre, Media Relations Officer
RCMP Media Relations
204-983-8497
Media.Relations.RCMP.Manitoba@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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File number: 20191786677

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