Falcon Beach RCMP recently responded to a fatal two-vehicle collision at a location on Highway 1 in Whiteshell Provincial Park.

On March 15, 2020, at approximately 11:30pm, Falcon Beach RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 1, near Barren Lake, in Whiteshell Provincial Park.

Preliminary police investigation indicated that a red pickup truck, traveling west on Highway 1, crossed the center line and collided head-on with an eastbound black pickup truck.

RCMP report that the driver and sole occupant of the black pickup truck, a 29-year-old male from Kenora, Ontario, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver and sole occupant of the red pickup truck, a 37-year-old male from Kenora, Ontario, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Police believe that icy roads were a factor in this collision.