The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
The driver of a semi-trailer truck died early Sunday after his vehicle rolled near Falcon Lake.
Manitoba RCMP responded to the single-vehicle crash at around 6 a.m. about eight kilometres east of the townsite.
According to police, the driver of the eastbound semi lost control and slid into the ditch where the truck rolled.
A 54-year-old man from Surrey, B.C. was pronounced deceased on the scene. He wasn’t wearing a seatbelt.
His 22-year-old male passenger, also from Surrey, suffered minor injuries.
Road conditions at the time were reported to be icy.
RCMP continue to investigate.
