Two Winkler men died following a multi-vehicle collision in the RM of Roland on the evening of March 6.
Pembina Valley RCMP said officers responded to the crash at approximately 7:35 p.m. on Highway 428 just north of Road 19 North.
Police said two trucks had stopped in the southbound lane to assist a man whose vehicle had left the roadway and entered a ditch.
As this was happening, a southbound vehicle driven by a 17-year-old female approached the scene and did not immediately realize the trucks were stopped on the highway.
The vehicle swerved to avoid the truck in its lane, clipped one of the stopped trucks, left the roadway and struck the rear of the car that was already in the ditch.
Two males who had been standing in the ditch — the 44-year-old driver of the first vehicle and a 73-year-old man from one of the trucks — were seriously injured and later died.
The 17-year-old driver and her passenger, also a 17-year-old female, were taken to Boundary Trails Health Centre as a precaution. No other injuries were reported.
Road conditions were icy at the time of the collision.
Pembina Valley RCMP continue to investigate.
