On June 11, 2017, at approximately 5pm, Yellowhead RCMP responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 42, one kilometre east of Birtle in the RM of Prairie View.
Police believe that an eastbound semi-tractor with no trailer, being driven by a 69-year-old man from Birtle, drove onto the shoulder and then over-corrected to the left as he entered a left-hand curve. The vehicle then entered the north-side ditch and rolled.
The 69-year-old driver was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced deceased at the scene.
RCMP report that alcohol is not a factor in this incident and it is believed the driver was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the collision.
Officers from the Yellowhead Detachment along with a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist continue to investigate.
