RCMP discovered the body of a 58-year-old Steinbach, Manitoba man in a pickup truck set ablaze after corn stalks were ignited by the heat of his vehicle.Investigators determined the truck left the road, entered a ditch, then came to a stop in a cornfield where it became engulfed in flames on Sunday, Emerson RCMP said in a news release Thursday.“The heat from the vehicle caused the corn stalks beneath it to begin to burn,” said RCMP.Officers patrolling Hwy. 59 noticed thick black smoke coming from a tree line on a property and called the fire department to extinguish the fire.The unidentified man was pronounced deceased on scene. An autopsy has been scheduled to determine the cause of death, but RCMP said it doesn’t appear to be suspicious.Emerson RCMP continue to investigate.
RCMP discovered the body of a 58-year-old Steinbach, Manitoba man in a pickup truck set ablaze after corn stalks were ignited by the heat of his vehicle.Investigators determined the truck left the road, entered a ditch, then came to a stop in a cornfield where it became engulfed in flames on Sunday, Emerson RCMP said in a news release Thursday.“The heat from the vehicle caused the corn stalks beneath it to begin to burn,” said RCMP.Officers patrolling Hwy. 59 noticed thick black smoke coming from a tree line on a property and called the fire department to extinguish the fire.The unidentified man was pronounced deceased on scene. An autopsy has been scheduled to determine the cause of death, but RCMP said it doesn’t appear to be suspicious.Emerson RCMP continue to investigate.
