Two people dead after Highway 7 crash

Two people are dead after a crash on Highway 7 Tuesday evening.

It happened just after 5 p.m., when RCMP say an SUV travelling north in the southbound lanes hit a pickup truck, about half a kilometre north of Road 73 North.

The SUV burst into flames and the lone person inside was pronounced dead at the scene.

Get daily National news

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.

Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up

By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

Meanwhile, the lone person in the pickup truck, a 36-year-old man from Teulon, was removed from the vehicle, but was soon pronounced dead.

0:40 Deadly year on Manitoba highways continues