Police in Manitoba were called to two separate fatal snowmobile crashes over the weekend.
Killarney RCMP was called to the first crash in Ninette, Man., around 1:15 p.m. Saturday.
Police say a 28-year-old man from the RM of Prairie Lakes had been heading north on the side of the Orillia Street when he veered off and hit a tree.
The man, who wasn’t wearing a helmet, was rushed to the hospital where he later died.
Emergency crews were called to the second crash in a back lane near Kelsey Boulevard in Churchill, around 7:35 a.m. Sunday.
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Police say a 20-year-old man from Churchill had been heading north down the back lane when he crashed into a south-facing flat deck semi-trailer.
The man, who was also not wearing a helmet, died at the scene.
Police continue to investigate both crashes.
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