On October 8, 2024, at approximately 5:15 pm, Blue Hills RCMP received a report of a vehicle and motorcycle collision on Highway 250, approximately 10 kilometres north of Highway 1, between Road 62 North and Road 64 North in the RM of Riverdale.
When officers arrived, the driver of the motorcycle, a 48-year-old male from Brandon had been pronounced deceased.
Initial investigation has determined that an SUV was travelling northbound on Highway 250 when it crossed the centre line at a curve in the road and struck the southbound motorcycle.
The 37-year-old female driver of the SUV, from Souris was the only occupant of the SUV. She was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries and has since been released.
The female was wearing a seatbelt and alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the collision.
A RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist is assisting with the ongoing investigation.