Winnipeg man dead, another in critical condition after off-road vehicle collision: RCMP

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Police say a Winnipeg man has died after the off-road vehicle he was driving collided with an SUV on a Manitoba highway.

Oakbank RCMP, paramedics and the local fire department were called to the collision Tuesday afternoon on Highway 44 at Road 35E in the RM of Brokenhead, Man.

According to police, they arrived to find a damaged SUV off the road in the grass and an off-road vehicle on its side in the westbound lane of the highway.

Mounties say the SUV was travelling west on the highway when the off-road vehicle attempted to cross the road northbound from Road 35E, hitting the SUV on the front driver’s side.

The SUV’s driver, a 39-year-old woman from Beausejour, was taken to hospital with minor injuries. There were two other women inside, also from Beausejour, who were not physically hurt, police say.

The 42-year-old Winnipeg man who was driving the off-road vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 32-year-old Winnipeg man who was a passenger in the off-road vehicle was taken to hospital where he remains in critical condition, police say.

An investigation is ongoing.