Fatal car collision in Behchoko

On February 22nd, 2019, at approximately 9:45 p.m. Behchoko RCMP responded to a two-vehicle car collision on Highway 3 which resulted in an adult man being pronounced dead.

Behchoko RCMP responded to a report of a car collision on Highway 3 approximately 40kms South of the Edzo. Two vehicles were involved and an investigation is ongoing as to what exactly happened.

A man from Behchoko was pronounced dead and numerous other people were transported to the hospital for treatment.

An RCMP Collision Reconstructionist was dispatched to the scene as well as Department of Transportation to assist with traffic control and the Highway was restricted to one lane for a period of time.

This post will be updated when more information comes to pass.

Keven Dow
Keven Dow
News. Keven moved here from Ontario in November of 2018. As of December Keven is back to doing full-time news after transitioning into a news/mid-days position in late 2019. Prior to that, he was doing weekends/news for about 8-9 months. He's from a small tomato town in Ontario and went to College at Fanshawe for Radio Broadcasting. He loves talking about sports, entertainment, the community, and local events. Got a news tip? Email me at kdow@mytruenorthnow.com

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