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Winnipeg driver killed in three-car pileup on Highway 59

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A driver from Winnipeg is dead after a three-vehicle crash Monday evening in the Rural Municipality of Ritchot near Grande Pointe, Man – May 9, 2023

A driver from Winnipeg is dead after a three-vehicle crash Monday evening in the Rural Municipality of Ritchot near Grande Pointe, Man.

Manitoba RCMP said they were called to Highway 59 at Oak Grove Road just before 6 p.m., where the woman, 52, was declared dead on-scene.

According to police, she was travelling east on Oak Grove and crossing the highway when she collided with a southbound vehicle — which was rear-ended by another southbound vehicle.

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The other two drivers, men aged 18 and 24, were treated at the scene. Police said speed and alcohol aren’t believed to be factors in the pileup.

St-Pierre Jolys RCMP continue to investigate with the help of a forensic collision reconstructionist.

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