Selkirk RCMP investigate fatal single-vehicle collision

October 13, 2020
Selkirk, Manitoba

News release

On October 12, 2020, at approximately 2:15 am, Selkirk RCMP received a report of a collision on Netley Road, approximately 2 km west of Highway 8, in the RM of St. Andrews.

A passer-by had come across a vehicle in the ditch and called emergency services.

It is believed the vehicle entered the ditch and rolled. The driver and sole occupant, a 20-year-old male from Matlock, was thrown from the vehicle and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The driver was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collision.

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

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Contact information

Cpl. Julie Courchaine, Media Relations Officer
RCMP Media Relations
204-983-8497

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