At approximately 9:30 Saturday morning, Minnedosa RCMP responded to a single vehicle collision involving a semi trailer carrying anhydrous ammonia, on Road 85 N at PR 262 in Minnedosa.
The driver, a 63-year-old male from Kelwood, was travelling alone and is believed to have been travelling westbound on 85 North, when the truck went through the intersection at PR 262 and collided with a tree. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The anhydrous ammonia being transported did not leak at the time of the collision and remained intact. Rivers Fire Department, Minnedosa Fire Department and Sustainable Development are all on scene assisting with the safe removal of the ammonia
Please be advised that for the next several hours PR 262 between 3rd Street South East to 86 North will be closed and traffic will be re-directed to 84 N and then to 99 W (Bethany Road).
It is believed that alcohol or drugs were not a factor in the collision.
Minnedosa RCMP, along with a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, continue to investigate.
