A male from Steinbach is dead following a vehicle fire.
On August 25, 2024, at 11 a.m., RCMP officers were patrolling westbound on Provincial Road 201, nearing Highway 59, when they observed thick black smoke coming from a tree line located near a property on Road 9N.
The fire department was quickly contacted after officers located the pickup in flames.
Firefighters located the driver when the fire was extinguished. A 58-year-old male from Steinbach was pronounced deceased on scene.
Investigators have determined that the pickup truck which was travelling westbound on PR201, left the road and entered the ditch where it then continued into a cornfield before coming to a stop at the tree line. Due to the heat from the vehicle, the corn stalks under the pickup truck ignited.
An autopsy has been scheduled to determine the cause of death but it does not appear suspicious at this time.
Emerson RCMP continue to investigate.