Driver, 61, dies after semi-trailer rollover into ditch in Interlake region

A 61-year-old man is dead after the semi-trailer truck he was driving rolled into a ditch in Manitoba's Interlake region.

Gimli RCMP officers responded Tuesday afternoon to reports of a single-vehicle rollover onHighway 68, roughly four kilometres east of the town of Arborg.

After their investigation, RCMP learned that the man was driving an eastbound semi-trailer truck on the highway. The man then appearedto have lost control behind the wheel, entereda ditch and rolledover, RCMP said in a news release Wednesday.

The driver was pronounced dead at the site of the crash. He has not been identified by the RCMP.

Gimli RCMP said they continue to investigate the vehicle rollover.

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