Qikiqtarjuaq child killed by municipal truck

Residents of Qikiqtarjuaq are mourning the loss of Adamie Nookinguak, 3, who was fatally struck by a municipal vehicle on April 30.

The boy was run over by a sewer truck making its rounds just before 11 a.m.

The truck has since passed a mechanical inspection.

Tim Neily, acting chief coroner, was awaiting final paperwork from the autopsy this week but said the cause of death was severe trauma by crushing.

Criminal charges against the driver are not expected.

The death has been understandably difficult for the community. “It hit them like a rock but they’re coping,” said Cpl. Anne Hills. It was the second death involving children and municipal trucks in Nunavut in April.

Sheila Mathewsie, 4, of Iqaluit, died after being hit by a municipal sewer truck on April 11.