On September 13, 2025, at approximately 8:50 pm, Brandon RCMP were dispatched to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 1 and Provincial Road 250 in the RM of Whitehead.
Officers arrived and located a truck and an SUV both in the centre grassy median with heavy damage.
The investigation has determined that the SUV, with two occupants, was southbound on Provincial Road 250 when it entered the intersection. The truck travelling westbound on Highway 1 struck the SUV on the driver’s side.
The 77-year-old female driver of the SUV and her 78-year-old male passenger, both from Brandon, were transported to hospital by EMS with critical injuries. The driver of the SUV succumbed to her injuries while the passenger remains in hospital.
The 23-year-old female driver of the truck and her 20-year-old female passenger, both from Brandon, were not physically injured.
Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the collision.
Brandon RCMP, along with an RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, continue to investigate.
