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UPDATED: Three others injured in highway accident that killed Fort Smith man

RCMP

A 31-year-old Fort Smith man is dead following a single-vehicle accident on Highway 5 Sunday morning.

Thomas "T.J." Camsell was killed in the accident, the NWT Coroner's Service confirmed to News North Tuesday.

Camsell, along with three other passengers, were travelling along Highway 5 when the vehicle they were in crashed approximately 140 km from Fort Smith on Highway 5, stated RCMP in a news release Tuesday.

Fort Smith and Hay River RCMP officers responded to the scene of the accident around 11 a.m., and located four passengers.  Camsell, who had been driving the vehicle, was found deceased. The other occupants, including one man and two women, suffered serious injuries.

The medical statuses of the surviving passengers are not yet known.

RCMP, along with the NWT Office of the Chief Coroner, are continuing to investigate the fatal crash.

A postmortem autopsy has been ordered, NWT chief coroner Cathy Menard told News North.

Friends and family have taken to social media to share emotional posts about Camsell and the memories he left behind.

Police aren't releasing any additional information at this time.