**Updated Friday, Dec 1, 2023**

In a news release sent mid-afternoon on Friday, RCMP confirmed the driver of the southbound vehicle that died to be a 35-year-old woman from Winnipeg.

The investigation continues.

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One person has died following the two-vehicle crash on Highway 75, 1 km north of Letellier, this morning. 
    
According to Manitoba RCMP, investigators have determined that a southbound vehicle entered the ditch between the north and south bound lanes of the highway and came out in the north lane where it collided head-on with a northbound semi.
    
The driver of the southbound vehicle, whom RCMP have yet to identify, was pronounced deceased on scene. 
    
The 33-year-old male driver of the semi-trailer, from Springfield, Oregon, was transported to hospital where he was treated and released.
    
Emerson RCMP, along with an RCMP Forensic collision reconstructionist, continue to investigate.