A 32-year-old woman passed away despite CPR after struck by a semi-truck on a Manitoba highway. It was around 7:30 PM when officers with the Manitoba First Nations Police Service’s Waywayseecappo detachment were called to a crash between a pedestrian and semi-truck on Highway 45.
Upon arrival at the scene, police found the woman unresponsive on the road. Officers performed CPR until EMS arrived and transported the woman to the Russell Hospital where she was declared dead.
MFNPS officers secured the scene of the accident and RCMP traffic services officers came to help with the investigation.
Police stated that the driver of the semi-truck left the scene after the crash but did eventually return.
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