RCMP investigating fatal pedestrian collision

November 22, 2019
Whitehorse, Yukon

News release

A 48-year-old man from Whitehorse, Yukon, has died after being struck by a vehicle.

Officers from Whitehorse RCMP and Yukon RCMP Traffic Services responded to the collision on 2nd Avenue and Elliott Street, at approximately 12:00 pm on November 21st, 2019.

The man was in a signed crosswalk in the uncontrolled intersection when he was struck by a vehicle that failed to stop at the crosswalk. The man was transported to the hospital by Whitehorse EMS, where he succumbed to his injuries. The driver and passenger of the involved vehicle were not injured.

The investigation into the collision is continuing.

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Contact information

Yukon RCMP - Media Relations
867-633-9330
mdiv.communications@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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