RCMP investigating fatal pedestrian collision on crosswalk

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 at 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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Arthur C. Green
Arthur C. Green
Arthur C. Green is from Whitbourne Newfoundland and graduated from the CNA Journalism Program. Arthur also studied Business Marketing and Political Science at Memorial University in Essex England and St. John's Newfoundland. Green has worked as a spot news photographer/journalist with such news organizations as CBC, CBC Radio, NTV, Saltwire and Postmedia in Alberta.

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