Local driver dies in single-vehicle rollover near Westbourne

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A 27-year-old man from the RM of Woodlands has died following a single-vehicle rollover south of Westbourne.

Portage la Prairie RCMP say officers were called to the crash just after 7:15 a.m. Wednesday on Highway 16, where they found a heavily damaged vehicle in the north ditch. The driver, who was alone in the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say the vehicle had been travelling northbound at a high rate of speed when it left the roadway at a curve.

The investigation continues with assistance from an RCMP forensic collision reconstructionist.

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