Mechanical condition of car not a factor in crash that killed 59-year-old man: Manitoba RCMP [Video]

Manitoba RCMP are providing an update to a crash on Highway 1 that killed one person on Wednesday.

Officers were originally called to a crash on Highway 1 at Provincial Road 206 around 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 23.

Two vehicles, a car and an SUV, were driving eastbound on Highway 1 side-by-side when the wheel, control arm, and other parts from the car flew off and hit the SUV.

The car came to a stop and caught fire, while the SUV went into the ditch and rolled.

The driver of the car, a 25-year-old man from Calgary, was able to escape and was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the SUV, a 59-year-old man from Steinbach, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The 45-year-old passenger in the SUV was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A third vehicle behind them was also hit by some of the …