Grand Rapids RCMP respond to fatal motor vehicle collision

December 23, 2019
Grand Rapids, Manitoba

News release

At approximately 8:20 pm, on December 21, 2019, Grand Rapids RCMP received a report of a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 6, located approximately ten kilometers north of Devils Lake.

The investigation has determined that a SUV, being driven by a 58-year-old female from Nelson House, was heading northbound when it lost control and entered the ditch and rolled. Road conditions were reported to be icy.

The 51-year-old male passenger, also from Nelson House, was pronounced deceased on scene. The driver and passenger were both wearing seatbelts and alcohol is not a factor in the collision.

Grand Rapids RCMP, along with a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, continue to investigate.

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Contact information

Sgt. Paul Manaigre, Media Relations Officer
RCMP Media Relations
204-983-8497
Media.Relations.RCMP.Manitoba@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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File number: 20191928249

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