Police and the territorial government responded to the rollover of a commercial tractor trailer and a contaminated soil spill on Highway 2 south of Hay River Aug. 19.

Hay River attended the scene of a single vehicle collision at around 5:45 a.m. which involved low-level contaminated soil being released on the shoulder of the road and into a nearby ditch about 10 kilometres south of town.

The driver of the vehicle was not seriously injured.

According to a news release from the NWT , a police investigation found no evidence of criminality and no charges were laid.

Police are working closely with the GNWT Departments of Infrastructure and Environment and Natural Resources and a clean up crew was been dispatched from Fort Smith on Thursday.

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She said department officials are working with the as well as Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to ensure a timely remediation.

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