Manitoba

Winnipeg man, 37, dead, 2 others badly injured after crash on Perimeter Highway

A 37-year-old Winnipeg man is dead and two others seriously injured after a crash on Winnipeg’s south Perimeter Highway Friday night. 

Vehicle was heading north in southbound lane late Friday night, RCMP say

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Police were called about a head-on crash on the south Perimeter Highway late Friday night. The 37-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene, while two others were taken to hospital. (CBC/Radio-Canada)

A 37-year-old Winnipeg man is dead and two others seriously injured after a crash on Winnipeg's south Perimeter Highway late Friday night.

Just before midnight, police received a report of a two-vehicle collision near the intersection of the south Perimeter Highway and McGillivray Boulevard, according to a Saturday RCMP news release.

A vehicle driven by the 37-year old man was heading northbound in the southbound lane when it collided with a southbound vehicle, driven by a 21-year-old Winnipeg man, RCMP said.

The northbound driver was pronounced dead on the scene. His passenger, a 28-year-old woman from Winnipeg, and the driver of the other vehicle were taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. 

RCMP are investigating with a forensic collision reconstructionist. They say alcohol was not a factor in the crash.