On August 10, 2024, at 4:20 pm, officers from The Pas RCMP responded to a report of a single-vehicle rollover on Provincial Road 287, located south of Cormorant.
Investigators have determined that a vehicle, travelling eastbound with five occupants, had lost control where it entered the ditch and rolled.
Two male passengers in the vehicle, a 35-year-old from Opaskwayak Cree Nation and a 36-year-old from Prince Albert, SK, were pronounced deceased on scene.
The 39-year-old male driver, from Opaskwayak Cree Nation, and a 28-year-old female from The Pas, were transported to hospital, and later life-flighted to Winnipeg, with life-threatening injuries.
A 25-year-old female, from The Pas, was transported to hospital where she was treated and released.
The Pas RCMP, along with an RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, continue to investigate.