Serious collision involving motorcycle turns fatal

RCMP in the East Kootenay and the BC Coroner’s Service are investigating a fatal collision that took place Tuesday (Aug. 11) in Radium Hot Springs.

Columbia Valley RCMP and emergency medical crews rushed to the scene of a serious multiple vehicle collision on Highway 95 at Prospector Avenue around 1:10 p.m. Police have determined that southbound traffic along Highway 95 was backed up and at a stand-still.

Preliminary findings suggest a Jeep Wrangler collided with a blue Harley Davidson motorcycle, as the driver of the Jeep attempted a left hand turn from Prospector Avenue, into the northbound lanes of the highway, through a gap in the southbound traffic. The motorcycle was travelling northbound on the highway at the time of the collision.

The impact of the collision pushed the Jeep Wrangler into a silver Ford Expedition hauling a trailer, which was stationary in traffic.