On February 10, 2014, Wynyard and Wadena RCMP along with emergency personnel attended the scene of a collision on Highway 16 near Dafoe, Sk. involving a semi tractor trailer unit and another vehicle. The semi was on the side and the road was blocked.
The accident involved two vehicles a 4 door car driving eastbound with one male driver from Wynyard, Saskatchewan and a semi tractor / trailer unit driving westbound with one male driver from Winnipeg, Manitoba. The 42 year-old male from Winnipeg was taken via ambulance to hospital in Lanigan and has since been released. The male from Wynyard was taken from the scene via STARS ambulance to hospital, he later succumbed to his injuries while in hospital in Regina. The driver of the car from Wynyard, Saskatchewan is identified as Kenny Popowich, he was 64 years old.
Highway 16 was closed most of the day as the cause of the collision was investigated and debris removed from the highway.
