An RCMP collar tab pin is seen in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
A six-year-old boy has died after being struck by a vehicle in Shamattawa while trying to slide on snow.
Officers were called at around 4:45 p.m. on December 5 to the local nursing station, where the child had been taken by the driver after being hit in the parking lot of a community business while the vehicle was backing up. He later died from his injuries.
Witnesses told police several children had been attempting to hang onto the bumpers of moving vehicles to slide on the snow at the time of the incident.
Manitoba RCMP are continuing to investigate.
