Two hospitalized including RCMP officer after Hwy 1 crash, Manitoba police say

Two people are in hospital after a Falcon Lake RCMP cruiser collided with another vehicle Friday.

RCMP say the officer was travelling eastbound on Highway 1 around 11:55 a.m. in a marked police car when he collided with a vehicle travelling southbound on Provincial Road 302 as it attempted to make a left turn onto the highway.

The 40-year-old officer and a 21-year-old woman, from Ste. Genevieve, Man., were transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

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Steinbach RCMP and a forensic collision reconstructionist are investigating.

The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) of Manitoba has also been notified.

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