Mounties investigate pair of fatal weekend crashes on Highway 59, McGillivray Boulevard – Winnipeg [Video]

It was a deadly weekend on Manitoba roads as RCMP continue to investigate a pair of fatal crashes.

On Saturday at around 4 p.m., a 47-year-old motorcyclist died after a crash on McGillivray Boulevard, located near Road 8E in the RM of Macdonald.

Police say a 17-year-old boy heading west in an SUV attempted to pass another vehicle, but hit a motorcyclist heading east. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead while the boy was treated and released on scene.

And then about an hour later on Highway 59 at Birds Hill Road, a 39-year-old man died after a car smashed into a light standard.

Police say the vehicle was seen driving erratically and lost control while turning at the intersection, jumping the median and hitting the pole.

Two people …