A 44-year-old woman has died after a two-vehicle crash on a Manitoba highway Tuesday morning. St. Pierre-Jolys RCMP responded to the collision at around 6:30 a.m. on Highway 59 near Stott Road in the RM of Ritchot. Mounties say their investigation found a southbound vehicle driven by a 44-year-old woman from New Bothwell, Man. crossed the center line and collided head-on with a northbound vehicle driven by a 52-year-old man, also from New Bothwell. The female driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The male driver was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. RCMP continue to investigate. Highway 59 was closed to traffic Tuesday morning, but has since reopened. - With files from CTV's Kayla Rosen
