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Winnipeg man killed in semi crash near Virden

Virden RCMP detachment.
Virden RCMP detachment. RCMP

RCMP in Virden, Man., are investigating a crash between two semis that left one man dead and another injured.

The incident took place on Highway 1 just after noon Friday in the RM of Wallace-Woodsworth, near Provincial Road 256.

Police said an eastbound semi rear-ended another semi headed in the same direction.

The driver of the first truck, a 23-year-old Winnipeg man, wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in his vehicle, 28, was treated for injuries.

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The other vehicle’s driver, a 36-year-old man also from Winnipeg, wasn’t hurt in the crash.

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RCMP said road conditions appear to have been a factor and continue to investigate.

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