On August 3, 2021, at approximately 11:55 am, Headingley RCMP responded to a report of a collision on Highway 7, just south of the PR 236 junction in the RM of Rockwood, Manitoba. Officers arrived on the scene and noted three vehicles were involved in the collision, one of which was a van in the ditch on its side. The driver and lone occupant of the van, a 68-year-old male from Arborg, was pronounced deceased on scene.
Initial investigation determined the van was travelling southbound on Highway 7 when it crossed the centre line. A semi-trailer was northbound when the van crossed the line. The semi driver, a 79-year-old male from Winnipeg, tried to avoid the collision by moving to the shoulder. The van struck the side of the semi. There was a pickup truck following the semi, and the van then struck that vehicle as well. The two males inside the truck, aged 37 and 34 from Winnipeg, were not physically injured. The semi driver was also not physically injured.
A RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist and the RCMP Criminal Collision Investigative Team are assisting with the ongoing investigation.