On August 5, 2021, at approximately 9:50 pm, Portage la Prairie RCMP received a report of a vehicle on fire with someone possibly inside. When officers arrived on scene, the vehicle was in the middle of North School Road in Oakville, Manitoba. The vehicle was severely burned, and remains were found inside the vehicle in the driver's seat.
Initial investigation has determined the vehicle was travelling southbound on North School Road when it left the roadway and entered the ditch. Noises were heard coming from the vehicle, which then came back on the road, coming to a rest in the middle of the roadway. At that point, a fire ignited in the engine compartment. No criminality is suspected.
A RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist is assisting with the ongoing investigation.