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Highway 59 temporarily closed after serious crash

WINNIPEG — A five kilometer section of Highway 59’s northbound lane just north of the city was closed to traffic after a two vehicle crash late Thursday afternoon.

RCMP responded to the collision between Dunning Road and Garven Road just before 5 p.m. Thursday. RCMP initial reports are that the two pickup trucks collided head on in the northbound lane.

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Serious injuries have been reported and the cause of the collision is currently unknown.

The view from Global’s Skyview 1 shows traffic backed up down Highway 59. The highway was reopened just before 8 p.m.

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