On November 29, 2024, at 6:45 pm, Fisher Branch RCMP received a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17, near Road 137 N, located approximately six kilometers south of Fisher Branch.
The investigation has determined that a pickup truck, driven by a 60-year-old male from Gardenton, was travelling south on Highway 17 when it collided head-on with a SUV with two occupants, a 69-year-old female driver and a 71-year-old female passenger, both from Peguis.
The female driver was pronounced deceased on scene and the 71-year-old was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The 60-year-old male was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries where he was later arrested for Impaired Driving Causing Death and released for a future court date.
Fisher Branch RCMP, along with a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, continue to investigate.
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