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One dead and four injured in vehicle rollover near Ashern, Manitoba

A 30-year-old man is dead following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 6 Sunday morning. Jeremy Desrochers / Global News file

WINNIPEG — A 30-year-old man is dead after a truck rolled over near Ashen, Man. Sunday morning.

RCMP were called to the scene around 10:30 a.m. to Highway 6, just north of Moosehorn.

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One passenger was pronounced dead at the scene and four others were taken to hospital by STARS air ambulance with serious injuries.

RCMP said the truck was travelling northbound with six people when it lost control and rolled, ejecting four people. No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

Investigators said alcohol appears to have played a factor in the collision. Charges have not been laid.

The 25-year-old driver was located at the scene with non-life threatening injuries.

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