The driver, a 43-year-old man from the RM of Oakland-Wawanesa was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the other car, a 28-year-old woman from Shilo, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injures.
RCMP continue to investigate the crash.
House fires ends in tragedy
A house fire in Sanford has claimed the lives of two seniors, RCMP said Thursday.
Stonewall/Headingley RCMP responded to the blaze around 11 p.m. on Wednesday night at a home in the town about 40 kilometres southwest of Winnipeg.
After the fire was brought under control, firefighters found the remains of two 65-year-old residents.
RCMP officers received the report of the structure fire around 11 p.m. According to police, once the crews extinguished the flames, firefighters went inside the home, where they found the bodies of the two 65-year-old residents. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time. RCMP and the Office of the Fire Commissioner are investigating.
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by Province of British Columbia on Sunday Dec 13 2020
Keep trees, wrapping paper, decorations and other things that can catch fire away from heat sources.
Signs of the holiday season are everywhere, as lights are strung on people s homes and decorated trees stand in front windows.
But hidden underneath the sparkle is the fire risk that can accompany seasonal trimmings and celebrations.
The Office of the Fire Commissioner (OFC) asks everyone to be fire safe in their homes this year. As reported to the OFC, there have been 113 Christmas-related fires in the past decade in British Columbia. This has led to 15 injuries, four deaths and more than $14.5 million in damage.
VICTORIA British Columbia s Public Safety Ministry is warning that the risk of fire could be hidden beneath the sparkle of holiday decorations. It says the Office of the Fire Commissioner has reported 113 Christmas-related fires in B.C. in the past decade, leading to multiple injuries, four deaths and more than $14.5 million in damage. Jennifer Rice, the parliamentary secretary of Emergency Preparedness, says the office has also had reports of wreaths and boughs catching fire due to candles or improperly used lights. She says that in one case, a person trying to burn their Christmas tree indoors caused a chimney fire.
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