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By Nigel Maxwell

Fatal crash

Big River First Nation man killed in weekend rollover on highway 55

Feb 22, 2025 | 10:06 PM

Editor’s note: this story was updated on Feb. 24 to include information from RCMP.

A rollover east of Canwood Friday night claimed one life and sent two people to hospital.

At approximately 11:32p.m., Shellbrook Fire and Rescue was dispatched to Hwy 55.

Two occupants were found trapped inside the vehicle and the jaws of life were utilized to extricate them. EMS was on scene to transport these patients to Hospital.

The third occupant was pronounced deceased on scene.

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On Monday, RCMP identified the deceased as a 43-year-old man from Big River First Nation and confirmed his family has been notified.

RCMP also stated the injuries to the driver and a second passenger were non-life-threatening in nature.

Ahtahkahoop RCMP continue to investigate with the assistance of a Saskatchewan RCMP collision reconstructionist.

Firefighters closed the highway and secured the scene with RCMP to await the Coroner and RCMP Traffic Reconstruction Analyst. They remained on scene for approximately six hours.

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