Man dead after pickup crashes into slough near Maple Creek, Sask.
A man from the Consul, Sask., area is dead after his pickup truck went into a slough near Maple Creek.
It happened Thursday night near Highway 615, about 60 kilometres southwest of the town.
Maple Creek RCMP said they responded to a call of a vehicle in a slough at around 11:30 p.m. CST.
They found the truck flipped over on its roof. The 61-year-old lone occupant died at the scene.
Police belief the truck went through a barricade on the side of a low bridge before going into the slough.
Police haven't named the victim. An autopsy will take place next week, police said.