RCMP Investigates Falcon Lake Accident

Two people had to be taken to Lake of the Woods District Hospital following
an early morning crash near Falcon Lake.

The RCMP say a head on collision involving an SUV and a passenger
vehicle took place about one kilometer west of the community on
Highway 1 around 3:30 Sunday morning.
The jaws of life were needed to extricate the driver and two passengers
from the vehicle, and they were transported to hospital in Kenora.

The two people inside the SUV were taken to hospital in Steinbach for
treatment.

Police say alcohol was not a factor in the collision.

The Trans-Canada was closed for about three hours due to the
accident.