RCMP investigating fatal crash near Inuvik

One man is dead and charges are pending against another following this weekend's accident


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A Google Maps view of the Inuvik/Tuktoyaktuk highway immediately outside Inuvik.

Posted By: Ian Down October 11, 2022

The RCMP are investigating a motor vehicle accident near Inuvik that left one person dead over the weekend.

The accident happened on Saturday evening, at about 8:20 p.m. along the Inuvik/Tuktoyaktuk highway.

A man who was seriously injured in the crash was airlifted to a hospital in Alberta, where he later died of his injuries. A spokesperson for the RCMP declined to confirm the identity of the victim.

Multiple charges, including Impaired Driving Causing Death, are pending against another driver involved in the accident.

The RCMP encourage anyone with information on the accident to contact Inuvik RCMP at 777-1111 or Crime Stoppers.

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Ian Down
Ian Down is a general news reporter from the West Island of Montreal. After studying journalism and computer science at Concordia University, he came to Yellowknife in 2021, joining the CKLB team in September 2022. When not behind his desk, you can find him at a local Yellowknife poetry reading, or annoying his roommates by playing his clarinet at odd hours. Feel free to reach out with any tips or story ideas at ian.down@cklb.com, or follow him on Twitter at @IanDown1996.

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