A Neepawa RCMP officer was involved in a collision with an SUV while they were on patrol near Minnedosa last Saturday.
At around 9:15 a.m., the police vehicle was travelling westbound on Highway 16 and began to slow down as it was approaching the stop sign at the intersection of Highway 16 and Highway 10 when it was struck by the SUV.
The RCMP's initial investigation determined that the SUV was travelling northbound on Highway 10 and then took the yield east onto Highway 16. As the driver performed the manoeuvre, they took the turn too fast and crossed the dividing line, thus striking the police vehicle.
The 16-year-old female driver from Brandon and the RCMP officer both ended up with non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to hospital.
Both of them have since been released and an investigation is underway with the assistance of an RCMP forensic collision reconstructionist and the RCMP Criminal Collision Investigative Team.
