Police are investigating after a motorist suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle rollover in east Transcona during the early hours of the morning Sunday.
The Winnipeg Police Service was alerted about a crash near the intersection of Redonda Street and Victoria Avenue East shortly before 2 a.m., Const. Claude Chancy said.
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A man was airlifted to hospital after a single-vehicle rollover at Redonda Street and Victoria Avenue East shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday.
Chancy said an adult male — the only person believed to be involved in the incident — was airlifted from the scene with serious injuries.
He did not have an update on the man’s condition eight hours after police responded to reports of the crash near Collège Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau and Murdoch MacKay Collegiate.
Redonda Street remains closed between Kildare Avenue East and Victoria Avenue East as authorities investigate the incident.
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Redonda Street remains closed between Kildare Avenue East and Victoria Avenue East.
A damaged vehicle could be seen on its side in a boulevard, surrounded by broken glass and and car parts, mid-morning.
STARS air ambulance reported it was dispatched to a call in Winnipeg around 2:08 a.m.
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