A Portage la Prairie man is dead following a crash near Oakville, Man. Thursday.
RCMP were called to the crash at the intersection of Hwy 13 and PR 331 shortly after 8 a.m.
Police say a vehicle heading eastbound on PR 331 didn’t stop at the intersection with Hwy 13 and was hit by a northbound semi.
The 68-year-old driver of the vehicle, who was wearing a seatbelt, died at the scene.
The driver of the semi, a 48-year-old man from Carberry, was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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Portage RCMP continue to investigate with the help of a forensic collision reconstructionist.
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