Manitoba RCMP are reporting that two pilots are dead following a mid-air collision that occurred south of Steinbach in the Rural Municipality of Hanover.
Police say that on July 8, 2025, at 8:45am, Steinbach RCMP were notified of a two-plane mid-air collision. Members, along with local Fire, and Emergency medical services, attended the scene and located the wreckage of two small, single-engine aircraft.
RCMP report that the two pilots were pronounced deceased on scene and that there were no passengers aboard the planes at the time of the collision.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada was notified of the incident.