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A close call for one truck driver in recent Yellowknife motor vehicle accident

Arthur C. Green
By Arthur C. Green

A recent Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) on Franklin Avenue in Yellowknife luckily left one truck driver uninjured and disrupted traffic in the capital city for a short period of time.

A Municipal Enforcement Officer quickly directs traffic through an accident scene in the City of Yellowknife. No one sustained injuries according to the Yellowknife RCMP  Arthur C. Green/The Moose 100.1

Julie Plourde is the Media Relations Officer with the Northwest Territories RCMP.

A tour bus sits idle after being involved in an accident. Arthur C. Green/The Moose 100.1

“At approximately 3:13 p.m., on Thursday, November 14th, 2019, the Yellowknife RCMP attended a motor vehicle incident on 50th Avenue,” Plourde said. “The driver of a parked vehicle opened its door when a bus was coming in the adjacent lane. The bus’s mirror hit the vehicle’s door.”

Plourde says no one sustained injuries during this incident and no charges have been laid.

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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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