Man dies in truck-ATV collision in Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation

A man has died after his ATV crashed into a pickup truck over the long weekend.

Early Sunday morning around 1:20 a.m. Manitoba First Nations Police Service received a report of a collision involving an ATV and a pickup truck at the intersection of Ridge Road North and Main Road in Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation.

Officers responded to the scene and found an ATV engulfed in flames and a man lying in the ditch. The 29-year-old was rushed to hospital in Portage la Prairie, where he later died.

An investigation determined the victim was driving south on Ridge Road North and went through the intersection without stopping, where he collided with the rear end of an eastbound pickup truck. The 42-year-old driver of the truck was not injured.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact the Manitoba First Nations Police Service Sandy Bay detachment or the MFNPS TIPS line anonymously at 1-833-978-0048 or email TIPS@mfnp.ca.