At approximately 12:50 pm on August 8, 2021, St Pierre-Jolys RCMP responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 75 & Provincial Road 305, located in the RM of Ritchot.
The investigation has determined that a vehicle, being driven by a 17-year-old female with a 14-year-old female passenger, both from Roseau River, were travelling westbound on PR 305 when it entered the intersection and was struck by a northbound semi, being driven by a 54-year-old male from Winnipeg.
Both occupants of the vehicle were pronounced deceased on scene. The driver of the semi was not injured.
St Pierre-Jolys RCMP along with the Criminal Collision Investigation Team and a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, continue to investigate.