Manitoba

89-year-old man dies of injuries after crash in Brandon, Man., earlier this month

An 89-year-old man has died of his injuries after two pickup trucks crashed in east Brandon earlier this month, police said in a news release on Thursday.

Man driving east on Victoria Avenue E. tried to cross highway when it wasn't safe, police say

Close up side view of Brandon police car.
Police say the man died in the days after the crash on Nov. 1. (Riley Laychuk/CBC)

An 89-year-old man has died of his injuries after two pickup trucks crashed in east Brandon earlier this month, police said in a news release on Thursday.

The man was driving one of the two trucks that collided near the intersection of Victoria Avenue E. and Highway 110 around 2 p.m. on Nov. 1.

Police believe the 89-year-old man was driving his pickup truck east on Victoria and crossed the highway when it wasn't safe.

His truck and a pickup going south on Highway 110 crashed.

The 89-year-old was taken to hospital with serious injuries, while the other driver, a 22-year-old man, was not hurt.

Police later learned the 89-year-old died of his injuries.

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