On May 23, 2023, at approximately 7:35 am, Steinbach RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 52, near Municipal Road 38E, located in the RM of La Broquerie.
Investigators have determined that a vehicle, being driven by a 26-year-old female from Steinbach, was travelling eastbound on Highway 52 when she attempted to avoid debris on the highway. She lost control of her vehicle and collided with a westbound pickup truck, with four occupants.
The 26-year-old female driver, and lone occupant, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The male driver of the pickup truck, 28, was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The three other occupants of the pickup truck were not injured.
Steinbach RCMP, along with a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, continue to investigate.
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