A 16-year-old female died in a two-vehicle collision near Mariapolis Friday afternoon.
Pembina Valley RCMP responded to the scene on Highway 23 around 3:25 p.m., near the intersection of Road 26N, approximately two kilometers north of town.
The investigation has determined a vehicle with four female occupants was heading northbound on Highway 23 when it encountered an ice-covered section and lost control.
The vehicle then collided head-on with a southbound SUV with one occupant, a 69-year-old male from Baldur.
The 16-year-old front passenger, from Swan Lake, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The 18-year-old driver, from Mariapolis, was transported to a Winnipeg hospital via STARS Air Ambulance, with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The two rear passengers, a 13-year-old from Mariapolis and a 12-year-old from Notre Dame, along with the 69-year-old driver of the SUV were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Pembina Valley RCMP, along with a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, continue to investigate.