One person is dead and at least one other was seriously injured due to a four-vehicle crash at Dugald Road and the Perimeter Highway early Tuesday.
RM of Springfield fire chief Brian Seaton said his crews were called to the scene just after 12:30 a.m., where Winnipeg firefighters had also been dispatched.
Seaton told Global Winnipeg that three pickup trucks and a semi-trailer were involved in the crash.
“Currently, we’ve got one major injury and one fatality at the present time,” Seaton said.
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“We’re still gathering information — the analyst has been here gathering information, that’s why the highway has been shut down.”
As of 7 a.m., much of the scene had been cleaned up, but the area remained closed for investigation. Seaton said there was still cleanup that needed to be done.
“Right now, we’re just cleaning up the mess with the semi truck,” he said. “There was a lot of diesel that has been spilled. We’re cleaning up the last little bit.”
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