(The Canadian Press)

By Canadian Press/rdnewsNOW staff

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Reports of multiple deaths in crash on Manitoba highway

Jun 15, 2023 | 3:13 PM

WINNIPEG — A government source says at least 10 people are dead and others have been taken to hospital following a highway crash west of Winnipeg.

Another report from the Winnipeg Free Press says sources tell them at least 15 have died.

Authorities have not confirmed numbers but RCMP are set to hold a news conference later today, at 3:30 MT, 4:30 local time.

RCMP are calling the crash “very serious” and are asking people to avoid the area of the Trans-Canada Highway where it intersects with Highway 5.

Photos supplied to The Canadian Press by a witness at the scene show what looks like a large van smouldering in a ditch alongside the road.

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Health officials say a mass casualty response is underway but did not give any patient details.

This is a rapidly developing story, and more details will be shared when they become available.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 15, 2023.

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