Early morning auto accident near Neepawa

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Published on Thursday, August 23, 2018

Photo by Ken Waddell

Banner Staff

Neepawa Banner & Press

Two people sustained serious injuries in a multi-vehicle accident near Neepawa on Thursday, Aug. 23. Fire, police and ambulance crews were called to the scene on Hwy. 16 east of Neepawa just before 9:00 a.m. Police quickly cordoned off an area around the head-on collision and re-directed all traffic. Initial RCMP reports provided to the media indicated that a 54-year-old man from Portage la Prairie and a 48-year-old woman from Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation were involved.

STARS air ambulance was called and was prepared to land on Hwy. 16 but were re-directed to the Neepawa airport. Two ambulances were seen leaving the accident site and went to Neepawa hospital.

A third ambulance was called in to take the STARS crew to the hospital to pick up an accident victim. STARS are no longer allowed to land at Neepawa hospital due to Transport Canada regulations so as shown here the STARS crew was being transported to the hospital for a pickup.

The STARS crew transported the man to the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, while the female driver was transported via ground ambulance to the Brandon Regional Health Centre. There were no other occupants in either vehicle.