Manitoba RCMP searching for semi driver charged in fatal crash

Manitoba RCMP are searching for a man they allege caused a fatal crash in southern Manitoba Friday night.

Police said a semi-trailer crossed into the intersection of provincial roads 201 and 306 just after 7 p.m. and hit a southbound SUV, killing the 35-year-old driver and her eight-year-old daughter.

The semi driver was taken to hospital and treated for injuries, but has since disappeared, police say.

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RCMP have been searching for Navjeet Singh, 25, of Brampton, Ont., in Winnipeg with no luck, and he’s now the subject of a Canada-wide warrant.

He faces charges of obstructing a peace officer and two counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death.

Anyone with information about Singh’s whereabouts is asked to contact their local police, Pembina Valley RCMP at 204-822-5469 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

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