A westbound auto struck the boys and they were both rushed to hospital in serious condition but with non-life threatening injuries. It happened near Langley this morning and shut down the route westbound.
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Sgt. Annie Linteau said unmarked RCMP vehicle had its emergency lights activated, was parked on the side of the highway and awaiting the arrival of a tow-truck following a single vehicle rollover. She’s suffered serious injuries.
Three people in the vehicle that rear-ended the officer were also taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries, RCMP said in a press release.
There is still no word on the person who was injured in the original rollover.
The officer was investigating a single vehicle rollover and was waiting for a tow truck. The vehicle then ignited.
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The driver of a pickup truck has died in a fiery crash with a semi-trailer at the intersection of Highway 5 and the Trans-Canada Highway north of Carberry, Man., on Sunday night.
