Woman, 19, killed in Manitoba highway rollover near New Bothwell

A 19-year-old woman from Lorette is dead after a highway rollover near New Bothwell, Man., police say.

Manitoba RCMP were called to the scene on Highway 206 at 4:45 a.m. Monday, when a passerby spotted a vehicle in the ditch.

The 19-year-old passenger and the driver, an 18-year-old man from Niverville, were taken to hospital with what police called “severe injuries,” where the woman later died.

RCMP from the St. Pierre-Jolys detachment continue to investigate, with the help of the criminal collision investigation team and a forensic collision reconstructionist.

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