On November 21, 2021, at approximately 6:20 pm, St-Pierre-Jolys RCMP received a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 59, approximately half a kilometre south of Prefontaine Road (Road 43 North). When officers arrived on scene, all occupants of both vehicles were receiving emergency medical attention.
Initial investigation determined a southbound pickup truck driven by a 17-year-old male from St-Pierre-Jolys collided head-on with a northbound pickup truck being driven by a 58-year-old male from Winnipeg who had a 45-year-old female passenger.
All three individuals involved in the collision were transported to hospital with serious injuries. On November 23, 2021, the 17-year-old male succumbed to the injuries he received in the collision.
Alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the collision. At the time of the collision, visibility was clear and the roads were dry with a small strip of snow on the centre line.
The investigation is continuing with the assistance of a RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist.