Wednesday night, at approximately 9:15 p.m., Ste Rose RCMP received a report of a two-vehicle head-on collision on Highway 68, located ten kilometres east of Ste Rose du Lac, Manitoba.
The initial investigation has determined that an eastbound minivan with two male occupants from Winnipeg, a 22-year-old driver and 25-year-old passenger, had just struck a deer causing it to swerve into the westbound lane.
The damaged minivan then collided head-on with a westbound vehicle with three occupants from Dauphin, a 30-year-old female driver, along with two passengers, a 44-year-old male and a 1-year-old female.
The 30-year-old female was pronounced deceased on scene, and the 44-year-old male passenger was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. The 1-year-old child was not injured.
The two occupants of the eastbound minivan suffered minor injuries.
Speed and alcohol are not believed to be factors in the collision.
Ste Rose RCMP, along with the Forensic Reconstruction Unit, continue to investigate.
