Semi-trailer driver charged in deadly crash near Winnipeg

The driver of semi-trailer has beencharged in a head-on crash that killed 21-year-old Winnipeg man.

The crash happened on the Trans-Canada Highway just before 9:30 p.m. Mondaynear the John Blumberg softball complex in Headingley, west of Winnipeg.

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RCMP saythe westbound semicrossed the centre line and collided with the eastbound pickup truck. The 33-year-old driver of the semi, from Edmonton,is charged with dangerous operation causing death and resisting a police officer.

He has been remanded into custody and is scheduled to be in court on July 24.