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Toddler survives deadly Manitoba car crash, others sustain serious injuries

The RCMP logo is seen on the shoulder of a superintendent during a news conference, Saturday, June 24, 2023, in St. John’s, N.L. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

A woman is dead, two others seriously injured, and a toddler is doing OK after a car crash Saturday night.

When RCMP arrived at the site of the crash, Highway 50 at Road 99 North in the Rural Municipality of Westlake-Gladstone, Man., officers said two people were getting medical treatment.

The driver of the northbound vehicle, a 35-year-old woman from Sandy Bay First Nation, died at the scene, authorities said. Her 36-year-old passenger from Langruth was seriously injured and taken to hospital.

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A 19-year-old from the Pas was taken to Winnipeg hospital and is currently in critical condition, RCMP said. A two-year old with him, buckled into a car seat, was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries and has been released.

Police said investigation has determined a southbound car, driven by the 19-year-old, crossed into the northbound lane and hit the oncoming vehicle head-on.

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The investigation continues.

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