St-Pierre-Jolys RCMP are reporting that a currently unidentified individual has died as the result of a recent two-vehicle collision that occurred in the Rural Municipality of Tache.
On October 18, 2024, at approximately 1:40am, St-Pierre-Jolys RCMP responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision in the eastbound lane of Highway 1, located between Road 27E and Road 28E in the RM of Tache.
Initial police investigation has determined that a vehicle, traveling west in the eastbound lane, collided with an eastbound semi-trailer. Both vehicles entered the ditch and caught on fire.
RCMP report that the 36-year-old male driver of the semi-trailer, along with his 37-year-old male passenger, were treated on scene for minor injuries. The driver, and lone occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced deceased on scene. The deceased has not yet been identified.
St Pierre-Jolys RCMP, along with an RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, continue to investigate this incident.
