An impaired driving arrest has been made after one person died in a crash near Portage la Prairie, Man.
It happened Wednesday morning on Highway 26, three km east of Portage.
Mounties say a pickup truck veered over the centre line, causing another truck to swerve out of the way and collide with another SUV.
The driver of the SUV who was hit, a 28-year-old woman, was killed.
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Meanwhile, the driver of the pickup trick hit the ditch and fled the scene and Mounties later confirmed it was stolen.
Officers later found the suspect at a hotel in Headingley.
A 24-year-old man now faces impaired and dangerous driving charges.
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