Woman hurt, dog dead after vehicle rolls and catches fire on Highway 5

A 23-year-old woman was seriously hurt on Sunday morning in a single-vehicle rollover near the intersection of Highway 5 and Highway 41, just east of Saskatoon.

According to police, officers found the vehicle in a ditch after it rolled several times and caught on fire.

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“Saskatoon Fire was on scene to put out the fire and assist in extracting the driver from the vehicle,” the Saskatoon Police Service explained in a statement. “Medavie Health Services was then able to transport the driver to hospital with serious injuries.”

A dog, which was also inside the vehicle, was found dead at the scene, police noted.

The crash remains under police investigation.