A Manitoba teenager is dead after a single-vehicle crash near Steinbach, Man., over the weekend.
Around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, RCMP responded to a report of a collision on Highway 207, just east of Provincial Road 31.
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The car had rolled and landed in the ditch on the north side of Highway 207. The passenger of the car a 17-year-old teenager boy from Lorette, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead on scene.
Another 17-year-old teen driver, also from Lorette, was taken to local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The driver was wearing a seat belt, but the passenger was not, RCMP said. RCMP said it’s believed alcohol is a factor in the collision.
RCMP are continuing with the investigation.