A 27-year-old Portage man is dead and another man was taken to hospital following a two-vehicle collision yesterday evening near Bagot.

Portage la Prairie RCMP received a report at approximately 7:30 p.m., Thursday of a two-vehicle collision in the eastbound lane of the Trans-Canada Highway at Provincial Road 242. Police say when officers arrived, a semi-trailer and a minivan were in the eastbound lanes and Emergency Medical Services personnel were attending to the people on scene.

The initial investigation has determined that the minivan was travelling westbound in the eastbound lanes when it struck the semi-trailer head on. The male driver and lone occupant of the minivan was pronounced deceased on scene. The 51-year-old man and lone occupant of the semi, from Brandon, sustained injuries and was transported to the hospital in stable condition.

A RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist is assisting with the ongoing investigation.