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Charges pending after teen struck, killed by vehicle in Manitoba campground

RCMP say charges are pending against a 17-year-old male after a fatal crash at Paint Lake Provincial Park Monday. The Canadian Press

Mounties in northern Manitoba say impaired driving charges are pending after a teen was pinned under a vehicle in a campground and died.

The crash happened about 3:20 a.m. Monday at Paint Lake Provincial Park, about 30 kilometres southwest of Thompson.

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RCMP say the vehicle went into some brush and struck a tree.

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Officers found the 17-year-old boy under the vehicle, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The driver, also 17, was arrested at the campground.

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Police allege the driver’s blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit.

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