Woman killed in head-on highway crash between 2 trucks in northern Manitoba | CBC News
A 48-year-old woman died when the pickup truck she was driving collided head-on with another pickup on a highway north of Thompson, Man., last week.
Woman was trying to pass semi-trailer truck when crash happened, RCMP say
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A 48-year-old woman died when the pickup truck she was driving collided head-on with another pickup on a highway north of Thompson, Man., last week.
The woman was driving south on Highway 280, about 80 kilometres north of Thompson, when when she tried to pass a semi-trailer truck, RCMP said in a news release on Monday.
Her vehicle crashed just after 10 a.m. Friday into a northbound pickup truck hauling an excavator on a trailer.
The woman died at the scene, police said.
The northbound truck was driven by a 23-year-old man, whose injuries were treated at hospital. RCMP did not elaborate on the extent of his injuries.
Weather is believed to have also been a factor in the collision, with recent snow on the road affecting visibility for passing motorists, the news release said.