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Four people lost their lives Tuesday on Manitoba highways.
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Three people were killed in a two-vehicle crash near Morris, while another died after being struck by a vehicle while walking in the middle of the roadway, RCMP said.
Mounties believe a vehicle headed north failed to stop at an intersection of Highway 23 and Provincial Road 200 in the RM of De Salaberry at about 4:25 p.m., and was struck by a westbound SUV.
Three of the four people in the northbound vehicle — a 32-year-old male, a 31-year-old male and a yet to be identified female, all from Winnipeg — were pronounced deceased on scene.
A 32-year-old female passenger was transported to hospital with serious injuries where she remains in stable condition. The other driver was not injured.
And at about 9:40 p.m., a 32-year-old man was killed after being struck by a vehicle while walking in the middle of the highway near Morden.
RCMP said a male walking in the middle of Highway 3 about three kilometres east of Morden. As they were responding, they were updated that the man had been struck by an eastbound vehicle.
Officers found a man from the nearby community of Somerset deceased at the scene. The driver of the vehicle, a 17-year-old from Winkler, was not physically injured.
RCMP continue to investigate.
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