On August 2nd, 2024, at approximately 05:40 AM, the Behchoko RCMP detachment received a report of a single vehicle rollover near the kilometer 290 marker on Highway 3 between Behchoko and Yellowknife. RCMP and EMS attended the scene of the collision and located a vehicle in the ditch off the highway on its roof. The lone occupant of the vehicle died at the scene.
The Behchoko RCMP detachment continues to investigate the cause of the collision with support from a "G" Division RCMP Traffic Reconstructionist and the Northwest Territories Coroner Service.