2 planes collide near Steinbach in southern Manitoba

CBC News

· Posted: Jul 08, 2025 12:43 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

Two small planes collided early Tuesday morning in southern Manitoba, but emergency officials are providing little information.

The fire chief for the Rural Municipality of Hanover, southeast of Winnipeg, said there was an incident involving two aircraft around 8:45 a.m. 

RCMP confirmed that and said officers are currently at the crash scene.

No information has been provided about any injuries or whether the planes were in the air or on the ground at the time.

A spokesperson with STARS air ambulance said a helicopter was dispatched to the scene but did not transport any patients. 

It is not clear where the crash occurred in the RM of Hanover, which nearly surrounds the city of Steinbach.

RCMP said more information will be coming.