On August 28, 2014, at about 11:45pm, Swan River RCMP responded to a single-vehicle rollover on Provincial Road 230, approximately seven kilometres south of Birch River, Manitoba. A pickup truck with seven occupants rolled several times.
Police investigation shows that a 65-year-old man from Duck Bay, Manitoba, had been riding in the box of the truck at the time of the collision. He had been thrown from the vehicle and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Police say that the driver of the vehicle, a 55-year-old man from Duck Bay, was transported to Winnipeg hospital in critical condition. All other passengers were transported to local hospital and have since been released.
RCMP report that alcohol is considered a factor in the collision. An RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist is assisting with the ongoing investigation.
