WINNIPEG

Driver of fire commissioner truck charged for October collision that killed 2 teens

CTV Winnipeg Published Tuesday, December 10, 2013 4:35PM CST Last Updated Tuesday, December 10, 2013 4:44PM CST

Manitoba Office of the Fire Commissioner

A statement previously issued from the Office of the Manitoba Fire Commissioner said the driver of the vehicle was on duty at the time of the crash and was not responding to an emergency. (file image)

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RCMP have charged the driver of an Office of the Fire Commissioner truck for a collision that claimed the lives of two teens.

Police and emergency crews responded to the crash on the Trans-Canada Highway, about two miles west of MacGregor, around 4 p.m. on Oct. 5.

RCMP said an eastbound car carrying the two youths was rear-ended on the Trans-Canada Highway.

A 17-year-old male youth inside the car was pronounced dead at the scene. Crews rushed a 14-year-old boy to hospital, where he later died from injuries.

Two men in the car were also taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the fire commissioner truck was not injured.

RCMP said Timothy Langevin faces charges for dangerous operation causing death and two counts of dangerous operation causing bodily harm.