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St. Pierre-Jolys RCMP respond to fatal two-vehicle collision
June 17, 2026
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Rural Municipality of Tache, Manitoba
From: Manitoba RCMP
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On June 17, 2026, at 12:21 am, St. Pierre-Jolys RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 59, near Prefontaine Road in the RM of Tache.
A vehicle with two occupants was travelling north on Highway 59 when it crossed into the path of a semi-truck travelling south. The vehicle collided with the semi-truck pushing both vehicles into the ditch.
Police arrived shortly after the Fire department and Emergency Medical Services. The driver of the vehicle, a 20-year-old male from Ontario, was pronounced deceased on scene. The 13-year-old male passenger from Steinbach was transported by STARS to a Winnipeg hospital with serious life-threatening injuries.
As for the driver of the semi-truck, a 45-year-old male from Alberta, he was not injured.
St. Pierre-Jolys RCMP, along with the Manitoba RCMP Traffic services, continue to investigate.