Teen hit by RCMP vehicle while flagging down another RCMP vehicle: SIRT

CBC News

· Posted: Apr 11, 2025 2:00 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

A teen connected Kawacatoose First Nation was trying to emblem down an RCMP conveyance erstwhile a 2nd RCMP conveyance deed him, according to Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT).

The 16-year-old lad was earnestly injured. SIRT, the province's police watchdog agency, is investigating and provided caller details successful an April 11 quality release.

The collision happened April 8 conscionable aft 10 p.m. CST portion Punnichy RCMP officers were responding to a concern involving a weapon astatine location connected Kawacatoose First Nation.

Two RCMP officers, each driving a marked RCMP conveyance "with exigency instrumentality activated," were travelling to the country erstwhile a 16-year-old lad lasting connected the roadside tried flagging down 1 of the RCMP vehicles, according to the SIRT quality release.

While the teen signaled for the archetypal RCMP conveyance to stop, the 2nd RCMP conveyance deed him portion travelling successful the southbound lane, according to SIRT.

The officers called EMS and gave archetypal assistance to the teen, who was yet airlifted by STARS Ambulance to a Regina hospital, according to the SIRT quality release. SIRT did not supply an update connected the teen's injuries.

The collision happened connected the Kandahar grid roadworthy adjacent a agrarian location astir 600 metres from the main assemblage site, RCMP said successful an April 9 quality release.

The archetypal RCMP connection did not see details astir the teen flagging down 1 of the RCMP vehicles.

SIRT's civilian enforcement manager and six SIRT members traveled to Punnichy and Kawacatoose First Nation to investigate. A assemblage liaison volition beryllium appointed, according to SIRT.

SIRT is tasked with investigating incidents successful which civilians are injured oregon killed by on- oregon off-duty constabulary officers, in-custody deaths and allegations of interpersonal unit involving a constabulary officer.