Posted on 08/29/2012, 8:53 am, by mySteinbach

A 17-year-old girl from the RM of Springfield is dead after her car collided with a hydro pole yesterday evening near Dugald, Manitoba.

On August 28, 2012, Oakbank RCMP and local emergency services responded the scene of a fatal single vehicle collision on Highway 206, south of Dugald.

Initial investigation indicates that a pick-up truck with two occupants was travelling north on Highway 206, when it struck a hydro pole.

The driver was pronounced deceased at the scene and has been identified as a 17-year-old female from the RM of Springfield.

A female passenger was transported to hospital by STARS Air Ambulance with undetermined injuries.

An RCMP Traffic Collision Analyst was on scene to assist with the investigation.