A two-vehicle car accident in Ste. Agathe on Sunday, August 8 has ended in tragedy.
In the early afternoon, around 12:50 p.m., the RCMP were called to the scene of the collision at the busy intersection of Highways 75 and 305.
A vehicle driven by a 17-year-old woman from Roseau River was traveling westbound on Highway 305, along with a 14-year-old passenger, when it entered the intersection and was struck by a northbound semitruck, being driven by a 54-year-old man from Winnipeg.
Both young women were taken to hospital where they were subsequently declared dead. The driver of the semi was uninjured.
The RCMP is continuing to investigate the accident alongside the Criminal Collision Investigation Team and a forensic collision reconstructionist.
