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A 22-year-old woman from Waywayseecappo First Nation has died following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 45, about three kilometres east of Angusville, last Sunday at around 10:45 p.m.

According to the RCMP's preliminary investigation, the driver of a westbound vehicle attempted to make a left turn onto Road 151 W. As they were making the turn, their vehicle was struck by an eastbound pickup truck driven by a 54-year-old man from the Mossey River Municipality.

The 24-year-old man from Long Plain First Nation driving the westbound vehicle suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to hospital. The female passenger was pronounced dead on the scene.

The male driver and female passenger of the pickup truck suffered non-life threatening injuries and were both taken to hospital.

Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the collision.

An RCMP forensic collision reconstructionist and the RCMP Criminal Collision Investigation Team are assisting with the ongoing investigation.