Man dies in highway crash

At about 8:50 a.m., St Pierre-Jolys RCMP responded to a fatal collision on Highway 59 north of the intersection with Provincial Road 311 on Tuesday.

Officers learned that a vehicle was travelling south on Highway 59 when it veered into the northbound lane, colliding with a semi-truck travelling north.

The driver of the vehicle, a 76-year-old male from Grande Pointe, was pronounced dead on scene. The passenger, a 73-year-old female also from Grande Pointe, was transported to hospital by STARS with serious injuries.

The driver of the semi-truck, a 47-year-old male from La Broquerie, was not injured.

St. Pierre-Jolys RCMP, along with a RCMP forensic collision reconstructionist, continue to investigate.