FROM NORTH OF THE
BORDER: TRAIN, TRUCK COLLIDE. WOMAN DIES
IN SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH
Woman dies in crash
A woman in her mid-30s died Wednesday after a
single-vehicle crash at about 4:30 p.m. near the intersection of Brookside
Boulevard and Mollard Road.
A Winnipeg police spokesman said the woman was driving
at the time of the crash and traffic collision investigators were working to
determine the cause of the crash.
The woman was taken to hospital in critical condition
but died from her injuries.
Train, truck collide
THERE were no injuries Wednesday when a freight train
collided with a semi-trailer truck at a railroad crossing in La Salle.
A spokeswoman for the Canadian Pacific Railway said the
incident occurred at about 11:45 a.m. at a crossing equipped with a stop sign
for vehicle traffic.
"A freight train made contact with a semi-truck at
a crossing in La Salle, Manitoba, resulting in one locomotive coming off the
tracks but remaining upright," the spokeswoman said in a telephone
interview.
She said there were no injuries to either the CP crew
involved in the incident or the driver of the truck.
CP police are investigating the incident.