STARS Air Ambulance was called to a single vehicle collision south of Steinbach Saturday afternoon.

Deputy Fire Chief Ron Chausse says the collision happened just over a mile west of Highway 12 on Hanover road at 2:55 pm. He notes one person was taken to Winnipeg by STARS.

"It was a single vehicle involved. There were two people extricated, one was transported to Bethesda Hospital by ground, the other by STARS. The nature of the injuries are critical."

Chausse says the cause of the collision is not known at this time. He adds the fire department performed extrication, assisted EMS, and helped land the STARS helicopter.