A 20-year-old man from Winkler, Man., is dead following a single-vehicle crash in the Rural Municipality of Roland Thursday.
Emergency crews were called to the crash on Road 19 North around 5:15 p.m.
RCMP say firefighters extracted the driver – the and lone occupant – from the vehicle, but he died at the scene.
Police say the man had been heading east on Road 19 North when the vehicle veered into the ditch, hit a spillway drain and flipped.
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They say the vehicle was on its roof and submerged in water when emergency crews arrived.
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Police say the man was wearing his seatbelt and alcohol was not a factor in the crash.
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