Prosecutions reviewing RCMP report on fatal crash
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WINNIPEG — The RCMP investigation into a highway crash that killed 17 seniors has been sent to Manitoba Prosecutions for review and an opinion on whether charges should be laid, the Winnipeg Free Press has learned.
Families were told the findings were submitted to the Crown on Jan. 4, following six months of investigation.
They were told the Crown’s review and decision could take weeks or months.
RCMP spokeswoman Tara Seel said a package was sent to the Crown based on the investigation to date.
“The investigation continues,” she wrote in an email.
The crash involved a mini-bus, which was taking seniors from Dauphin to a Carberry-area casino, and a tractor-trailer.
The mini-bus was southbound on Highway 5 when it crossed into the path of a tractor-trailer, which had the right-of-way in the Trans-Canada Highway’s eastbound lanes.
The bus driver was hospitalized with serious injuries.
Seel said he has not yet been interviewed.
Manitoba’s Personal Health Information Act prevents police from explaining why.
A provincial government spokesperson confirmed Manitoba Prosecution Services has received the file from the RCMP.
» Winnipeg Free Press