WINNIPEG

Icy roads, poor weather blamed for fatal crash that sent teen’s vehicle into the water

CTV Winnipeg Published Monday, March 23, 2015 11:08AM CST Last Updated Tuesday, March 24, 2015 10:56AM CST

RCMP and the local fire department responded to a vehicle spotted partially submerged in the RM of Sifton, along the Harrison Bridge Road, in southwestern Manitoba around 11 p.m. on March 22. (file image)

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Emergency crews pulled a 16-year-old girl from a vehicle submerged in water in southwestern Manitoba. The teen from rural Saskatchewan died in hospital.

RCMP and the local fire department responded to a vehicle spotted partially submerged in the RM of Sifton, along the Harrison Bridge Road, in southwestern Manitoba around 11 p.m. on March 22.

A passerby had spotted the vehicle and called emergency services.

Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the crash and the teen was wearing a seatbelt, said RCMP.

Icy road conditions and poor weather are believed to have been factors in the crash, said police.