A 58-year-old Shoal River First Nation has died after his truck collided with an alleged impaired driver near Bowsman, Man., a small community about 500 km northwest of Winnipeg.
RCMP say they responded to a two vehicle crash at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday on Highway 10 about five km north of Bowsman.
Police believe a truck travelling south collided with a truck travelling north.
The northbound driver was taken to hospital, where he later died. His passenger, a 31-year-old woman also from Shoal River First Nation, was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
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The southbound driver, a 35-year-old man from Powell, was also taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
RCMP say charges of impaired operation causing death are pending.
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