Fatal two-vehicle accident occurs near Neepawa

A multi-vehicle accident close to Neepawa has claimed the lives of two people. On Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 2:25 p.m., a Spruce Plains RCMP vehicle was travelling west on Highway 16 when it came across a two-vehicle collision. The crash was near the intersection of Road 82 W, about eight kilometres east of Neepawa.

to the west of the main building. To the east of that building is the 1898 Gingerbread House – one of only two such styled homes in Western Canada. We are open from mid-June to early September.

The new restoration project at the Gingerbread House, is an upstairs room (formerly a modern kitchen) which will exhibit library, music and art artifacts. The upkeep of two old buildings can be expensive, and the museum board augments the grants that they get, with fundraisers such as this.

An investigation has determined that the westbound vehicle had crossed over the centre line and was struck by an eastbound SUV. There were two occupants in each vehicle, a 45-year-old driver and a 16-year-old passenger in the westbound vehicle and an 81-year-old driver and a 75-year-old passenger in the SUV. Both occupants of the westbound vehicle, from Neepawa, were pronounced dead on the scene. The occupants of the SUV, who are from Plumas, were rushed to hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries. Everyone involved in the accident were wearing seatbelts.

As of Wednesday, Feb. 15, the Spruce Plains RCMP, along with a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, continue to investigate.

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