Traffic along Highway #12 in Steinbach was slowed Tuesday afternoon following a collision shortly before 4pm.

Lieutenant Russ Reimer with the Steinbach Fire Department says the a mini van and SUV struck at the intersection of Highway #12 and Park Road. "It looked like it was a fairly minor collision. One person was transported to hospital for precautionary measures," he notes.

Reimer says the mini van left the road and barely missed striking a light standard. "It ended up in the ditch, just hung up over the culvert."

Rescue workers directed traffic along Highway #12 in both directions until the scene was cleared. The intersection was closed to traffic crossing east and west until approximately 4:30pm.

(Submitted photo)