Treherne RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Monday, November 28, at about 1:20 pm. The incident took place on Provincial Road 244 North, approximately eight kilometres north of Notre Dame de Lourdes.

Police initially learned that a southbound car crossed into the northbound lane and collided with a northbound SUV. The southbound car ended up in the east ditch. The 62-year-old male driver of the southbound vehicle, from Winnipeg, was transported to hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The 33-year-old female driver of the northbound vehicle, from the RM of Norfolk Treherne, was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Weather conditions are considered a contributing factor in the collision. The road was slush-covered and it was snowing at the time.

An RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist is assisting with the ongoing investigation.