News release
Dauphin RCMP investigating fatal dirt bike collision
July 7, 2025
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RM of Dauphin, Manitoba
From: Manitoba RCMP
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On July 5, 2025, at 9:50 pm, Dauphin RCMP received a report of a dirt bike collision on Road 114W in the RM of Dauphin, located south east of Valley River.
Officers attended to the scene and observed a single dirt bike lying on the road with a 15-year-old male in medical distress.
EMS arrived on scene and transported the youth to hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.
The investigation has determined that the youth had departed his home and was travelling on the roadway when his dirt bike collided with a deer.
The youth, who was not wearing a helmet, was thrown from his dirt bike.
“I offer my sincere condolences to the family, to the community, and to everyone who is grieving today,” said S/Sgt. Mark Smaill, Detachment Commander of the Parkland RCMP. “This is a heartbreaking tragedy that will have a lasting impact on so many within the Dauphin area.”
Dauphin RCMP, along with assistance of a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, continue to investigate.