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Motorcycle Driver Killed, Passenger Seriously Injured In Crash In Surrey

The Canadian Press, 26 Jul, 2015 01:00 PM

SURREY, B.C. — A man is dead and a woman is in critical condition after a motorcycle and a car collided in Surrey, B.C.

RCMP were notified around 9 p.m. on Saturday of the collision, (which happened at the intersection of 8th Avenue and 172nd Street.)

The Mounties say a 32-year-old motorcycle driver from Langley, B.C., was thrown from the bike and declared dead at the scene.

His passenger, a 22-year-old Surrey woman, was flown to hospital in serious condition.

Police say neither speed nor alcohol appear to be factors in the crash.

Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP.

PIC: Shane MacKichan

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