Woman dies in highway crash near Portage la Prairie
CBC News
Posted: Aug 23, 2012 8:16 PM CT
Last Updated: Aug 23, 2012 9:19 PM CT
An 80-year-old woman from Portage la Prairie, Man., has died after the car she was driving was hit by another car on the Trans-Canada Highway this afternoon.
RCMP say the woman was driving northbound, crossing the highway at the Yellowquill Trail, when she was struck by a westbound car at around 4:30 p.m. CT Thursday.
Emergency crews pronounced the woman dead at the scene, police said in a news release. Her name was not released.
A 35-year-old Winnipeg woman who was driving the westbound car was taken to hospital in Portage with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
One westbound lane of the Trans-Canada Highway remained closed as of 8 p.m., as officers investigate the crash.
Police say the lane should be reopened to traffic later in the evening.
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