A 55-year-old man from Roblin is dead after a collision late last week.
On November 3 just before 5:00 p.m., Russell RCMP responded to a combine harvester having rolled over into a slough located off Provincial Road 592, near Road 140N, in the RM of Riding Mountain West.
The man was driving the combine and heading southbound when he lost control on an icy downhill portion of the road. This resulted in the combine sliding into a steep embankment and it rolled onto its roof into the water, with the 55-year-old man still inside.
A witness jumped into the icy water and was able to pull the victim out of the cab and provide medical assistance until EMS arrived; however, it was too late. The 55-year-old man was pronounced deceased on the scene.
