Safety improvements are coming to a Manitoba intersection one week after four young people were killed in a two-vehicle crash. Winnipeg Beach Mayor Terry Calof confirmed on social media Sunday that safety improvements to the intersection at Highway 8 and PR 229 started on Friday, with the repainting of pavement markings taking place and the refreshing of rumble strips near the intersection. RCMP said the collision happened Sept. 6 when a vehicle travelling west on Highway 229 was struck while crossing Highway 8 by a southbound van. The crash killed Maya Borsa, Braiden Davis and Chloe Vermette, all 18, along with Landyn Kay-Cameron, 17. All four died at the scene, RCMP said. The van was being driven by a 49-year-old man from Winnipeg. The group, which included an adult woman and two children, all suffered minor injuries and were transported to hospital in Winnipeg. In the week following the crash, family members of the victims, along with government officials, called for safety changes at the intersection. Lisa Naylor, Manitoba’s transportation minister, confirmed flashing lights are also being added to stop signs at the intersection, which is expected to happen by the end of the week. “We will incorporate the RCMP report into our review of the intersection to work to make the intersection safer,” Naylor wrote in a statement. The intersection has stop signs for westbound and eastbound traffic. Both vehicles ended up in the southwest ditch, police said, with one vehicle rolling onto its roof. According to MPI, two fatalities have previously been reported at the same intersection in the past decade. One happened this past July, and the other happened in July 2021. MPI data showed 24 collisions have been reported at the same intersection since 2017. RCMP is investigating the crash.
