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Motorcycle rider dead in crash that closes Highway 1 outside Langley

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 19 Sep, 2024 09:29 AM
  • Motorcycle rider dead in crash that closes Highway 1 outside Langley

Police in Langley say one person is dead in an early morning crash between a car and a motorcycle on Highway 1.

Mounties say their initial investigation indicates both vehicles were travelling east when they collided shortly before 4:20 a.m. near 240 Street on the highway. 

The motorcycle rider died from their injuries.

The eastbound lanes of the highway remain closed between 232 and 264 streets. 

RCMP say their integrated collision analysis reconstruction team was at the scene.

The Mounties are asking anyone who witnessed the crash or who may have dash-camera footage from the area to call them. 

 

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