Manitoba

Winnipeg man, 36, killed in head-on crash on Highway 6

RCMP say the man's northbound pickup truck drove into the southbound lane and collided head-on with a semi-trailer Monday afternoon.

36-year-old's pickup truck collided with semi in RM of Rosser on Monday afternoon: RCMP

An RCMP car.
Stonewall RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision Monday that left a 36-year-old Winnipeg man dead. (David Bell/CBC)

A 36-year-old Winnipeg man has died after a collision Monday afternoon on Highway 6 in the rural municipality of Rosser, about five kilometres northwest of Winnipeg's Perimeter Highway.

The man's northbound pickup truck drove into the southbound lane and collided head-on with a semi-trailer before hitting the ditch and rolling around 1:35 p.m. Monday, RCMP said in a Tuesday news release.

The 36-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

The semi driver — a 37-year-old man from Steinbach — was not injured, police said.

RCMP said the crash closed part of Highway 6 for several hours. 

Stonewall RCMP and a forensic collision reconstructionist continue to investigate.