On August 13, 2009 at 8am, Gimli RCMP Detachment received a report of a single vehicle rollover on Colonization Road, in the RM of Gimli.
Police and EMS responded and found an older model Chrysler New Yorker with the lone occupant. The occupant was identified as a 40-year-old man from the RM of Bifrost. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
It is believed that the collision occurred sometime between 11pm on August 12, 2009 and 6:45am on the morning of August 13, 2009. The driver was traveling southwest on Colonization Road when he drove off the road and rolled. Alcohol is considered a contributing factor.
The name of the victim is not being released. An autopsy will be conducted at the Health Sciences Centre in the near future.
The investigation continues.
Sgt. Line Karpish
RCMP Media Relations
(204) 983-8497
