MELFORT, Sask. – Saskatchewan RCMP were called to two separate rollovers near Melfort on Friday night involving pickup trucks.
Alcohol is believed to be a factor in both crashes, according to RCMP.
The first happened at 7:49 p.m., when emergency services responded to a single vehicle rollover on a grid road south of Melfort near Lac Vert, Sask.
RCMP say an 18-year-old man had been ejected from a pickup truck. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Five other occupants were taken to Melfort Hospital. Two males were further airlifted to Saskatoon with serious injuries; however, their injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
Then just before midnight, there was another rollover on a grid road northwest of Melfort.
A 19-year-old driver was ejected from the pickup truck. He was airlifted to Saskatoon with life-threatening injuries.
A 21-year-old passenger was also taken to hospital in Melfort. His injuries are said to be non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigations into both rollovers are continuing.
Melfort is approximately 160 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon.
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