One person is dead following a crash Tuesday afternoon in the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead.
At approximately 2:20 pm, Oakbank RCMP responded to the collision on Highway 44, at Road 35E at Tyndall.
Officers responded immediately, along with emergency medical services and the local fire department. When officers arrived, they found a damaged sport utility vehicle (SUV) in the grass. An off-road vehicle was on its side in the middle of the westbound lane of Highway 44.
Further investigation has revealed that the SUV was travelling west on Highway 44, when the off-road vehicle attempted to cross the road northbound from Road 35E, striking the SUV on the front driver side.
The 39-year-old female driver of the SUV from Beausejour was transported to hospital with minor injuries. Her two female passengers, also from Beausejour, were not injured.
The driver of the off-road vehicle, a 42-year-old male from Winnipeg, was pronounced dead on scene. His passenger, a 32-year-old male from Winnipeg, was transported to hospital, where he remains in critical condition.
Oakbank RCMP, along with the RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist continue to investigate.