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2 Manitoba men killed in separate weekend snowmobile crashes

Two Manitoba men died in two separate snowmobile crashes over the weekend. The Canadian Press Images-Mario Beauregard

Police in Manitoba were called to two separate fatal snowmobile crashes over the weekend.

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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.

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.

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Police continue to investigate both crashes.

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