RCMP have confirmed that a male passenger was killed in Wednesday morning's rollover near Ste. Anne.
According to police, at 6:20 am, a Steinbach RCMP officer was travelling along Highway 12 when he observed a vehicle rolled over in the southbound ditch. As he stopped at the scene to investigate, a passerby also stopped and advised the officer that he had seen someone attempting to remove a person from the vehicle before that person fled on foot.
The officer located a 27-year-old male passenger with life-threatening injuries. The victim was transported to hospital by STARS air ambulance where he later died from his injuries.
With the assistance of Police Dog Services and a drone, officers located the suspect driver, a 31-year-old male from the Rural Municipality of Tache, a short distance away. He was arrested without incident and taken into custody.
Anyone with information, or who may have witnessed this collision is asked to contact Steinbach RCMP at 204-326-1234, call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.
Steinbach RCMP, along with a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist continue to investigate.