Overnight head-on collision kills man, 51, near Dauphin River First Nation: Manitoba RCMP

A 51-year-old man from Dauphin River First Nation is dead after a head-on collision involving two vehicles early Wednesday morning, according to RCMP.

Gypsumville RCMP responded to a report of a head-on collisionon Highway 513 near Dauphin River First Nation, a community 250 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg,around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, according to a media release.

Two men were still in the front seats of the first vehicle, while a woman in the back seatwas able to get out, according to the statement. The driver was taken out of the vehicle, but the front passenger was pinned.

A man and woman in the front of the second vehicle were pinned anda man in the back seat was able to escape, the release said.

The driver of the first vehicle, a 51-year-old man from Dauphin River First Nation, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, RCMP said. Everyone else wastaken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Alcohol is not believed to have been a factor in the crash, RCMP said. The investigation is ongoing.

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