Gimli RCMP are investigating a single-vehicle rollover that resulted in the death of a Thompson woman.

According to police, on August 26th at 5:10 p.m., a pick-up truck on Lakeview Road on Matheson Island entered the ditch and rolled after colliding with a fence. The 41-year-old Winnipeg man driving the truck was not physically injured. The 50-year-old woman was a passenger in the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.

He will appear in court on November 6th in Arborg, where he will face charges of Impaired Driving Causing Death and Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle.

Gimli RCMP, with support from the Criminal Collision Investigation Team and an RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, continue to investigate.

 

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