On June 29 2015, at approximately 8:30pm, Grand Rapids RCMP were called to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 60, 10 kilometres west of the Highway 6 junction. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a minivan in a ditch, with several bystanders nearby.
Initial police investigation has revealed that the vehicle involved was traveling west and was occupied by the driver, a 30-year-old male, and five passengers. In addition to the driver, three females ages 4, 25 and 26, along with a one-year-old boy, suffered various non-life threatening injuries. An eight-year-old boy was pronounced deceased at the scene.
RCMP report that alcohol has not been ruled out as a contributing factor in this collision. An RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist is assisting with the ongoing investigation.
