A 21-year-old is in the hospital with serious injuries after his pickup truck hit a hydro pole and ended up in a ditch south of Roblin.
A RCMP officer was driving on Provincial Road 482 northbound towards Asessippi Park when he came across a car tangled in down power lines laying across the road. The driver of that car was uninjured.
The officer then saw a pickup truck was in the west ditch. It had struck a hydro pole causing the lines to come down across the road.
The driver of the truck was the 21-year-old who is from Saskatchewan. He was brought to hospital with severe injuries where he remains.
It appears speed may have been a factor in the collision.
MB Hydro attended and addressed the downed lines and any safety issues.
A Forensic Collision Reconstructionist is assisting with the ongoing investigation.
