Manitoba crash kills father and son from Saskatchewan

WINNIPEG – A father and son from Yorkton, Sask., died Thursday in a crash on Highway 14 west of Morden, Man.

Their car was rear-ended by a pickup truck as they approached a turnoff, causing extensive damage, RCMP said.

The 16-year-old boy was driving the car and his father, 42, and grandfather, a 67-year-old Winkler man who survived the crash, were his passengers.

It appears the car was slowing down to turn south onto a road allowance near a gas station when it was rear-ended by the truck, RCMP said.

RCMP and emergency services were dispatched to the crash site shortly after 5:30 p.m. but the boy and his father were pronounced dead at the scene. The grandfather was taken to a Winnipeg hospital, where he’s listed in stable condition.

The driver of the pickup truck, a 21-year-old Morden woman, was also taken to hospital and is listed in stable condition.

An RCMP traffic reconstructionist is assisting with the investigation. Alcohol is not considered a factor.