3 dead, 1 injured in crash on Opaskwayak Cree Nation

A vehicle carrying four people smashed into a concrete barrier ona Manitoba First Nation just northwest of The PasSaturday morning leaving threepeopledead.

RCMP were called at about 6:30 a.m. after reports of a vehicle on fire in the community.

Officers arrived to find a female occupant standing outside of the vehicle, which was on fire. RCMP pronounced three people inside the vehicle dead at the scene.

Investigators believe the vehicle drove off the road and smashed into a concrete barrier before going up in flames.

RCMP haven't yet released detailsabout what caused the crash.