On December 10, 2024, at approximately 10:30 am, Russell RCMP responded to a single vehicle collision on Highway 41, just inside the town of St. Lazare.
When officers arrived on scene, they found a vehicle at the bottom of a steep hill, on the south side of town, that had left the road and collided with a tree.
Firefighters and EMS on scene assisted in removing the lone female driver from the vehicle, who was then transported to hospital with serious injuries.
A 72-year-old female from Birtle, later succumbed to her injuries in hospital.
Road conditions were icy at the time of the incident.
St. Lazare is about 165 kilometres northwest of Brandon.
