A freight truck carrying furniture was smouldering for several hours Sunday afternoon after it collided with another truck just east of McGillivray Boulevard on the Perimeter Highway near Winnipeg.

The semi-trailer and a Ford F150 truck collided just before 1 p.m., a fire official said.


“As a result of the collision, a semi-trailer hauling a load of furniture burst into flames,” said Rick Vanderkerkhove, eastern operations manager with the provincial fire commissioner’s office.

Rachael Gossen, who works at a restaurant near the intersection, said she called 911 as patrons saw the incident unfold.

“I just seen a black truck being hit and a semi-truck flying, and then the whole field’s just lit up on fire,” Gossen said.

“Two people jumped out of the semi-truck, I believe, and I don’t know what happened with the truck. The whole restaurant just went up and was like screaming, and we all went to the window and seen what happened.”