RCMP in Behchokǫ̀ say they’re investigating the New Year’s Eve death of a 45-year-old man around 25 km west of Boundary Creek on Highway 3.
Police say they were called to the collision at around 5pm on December 31. According to RCMP, a man got out of a southbound vehicle before being struck by a tractor trailer travelling in the other direction.
The highway was closed while RCMP forensic and traffic reconstruction staff investigated.
Police are working with the NWT Department of Infrastructure on a commercial vehicle investigation. The NWT’s coroner service is also investigating.
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RCMP have not laid any charges related to the collision.
The identity of the man killed in the collision has not been publicly released.
