Winnipeg man driving wrong way killed in collision with other vehicle; 2 seriously injured

A 37-year-old Winnipeg man was killed and two others were seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision outside the city late Friday night.

RCMP say the crash happened near the intersection of Highway 100 – the South Perimeter Highway – and McGillivray Boulevard.

RCMP Eastman Traffic Services received the report shortly before midnight.

Investigators believe the 37-year-old driver and his 28-year-old female passenger, also from Winnipeg, were driving northbound in the southbound lane when they collided with a southbound vehicle driven by a 21-year-old Winnipeg man.

Map showing location of an accident near the intersection of Highway 100 and McGillivray Boulevard. (Source: Google Maps)

The 37-year-old driver was pronounced dead on the scene.

His passenger and the driver of the second vehicle were taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police say.

RCMP do not believe alcohol was a factor in the collision.

Police are investigating.