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Burnaby motorcyclist killed in weekend crash

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 09 Jan, 2024 11:11 AM
  • Burnaby motorcyclist killed in weekend crash

Burnaby R-C-M-P are looking for witnesses after a motorcyclist was killed in a crash Saturday.

Police say the motorcycle was travelling westbound on Grange Street and at the same time an S-U-V travelling the opposite direction was turning onto Chaffey Avenue. 

The 54-year-old man riding the motorcycle was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries and died several hours later.

Police are asking anyone who saw what happened, or has dashcam footage of the area, to contact them.

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