At approximately 11:30, Sunday May 13, Fort Smith RCMP responded to a report of a single motor vehicle accident approximately 140 km from Fort Smith on Highway 5.
RCMP members from Fort Smith and Hay River attended the scene and located four occupants of the vehicle. Three persons, one adult male, and two adult females had sustained serious injuries. The fourth occupant, an adult male, the driver, was found deceased.
The occupants of the vehicle were from the Northwest Territories.
It appears this was a single motor vehicle accident. RCMP members are working with the Office of the Chief Coroner of the Northwest Territories as the investigation continues.
No further information is available at this time.