A 24-year-old man from Dauphin is dead after his pickup truck hit a concrete wall and descended down a ravine near Highway 10 Friday afternoon.
Dauphin RCMP responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision in Riding Mountain National Park, approximately eight kilometers south of the North gate, around 4:30 p.m.
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Investigators believe the southbound truck hit a concrete wall and sped down a ravine after the driver lost control. They say he was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead on scene.
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RCMP believe both alcohol and speed contributed to the collision. The man was not wearing a seat belt.
Highway 10 in the National Park was closed for several hours for the investigation.
Dauphin RCMP and a RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist are still investigating.
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