Man recovering after Rogers Pass crash

On July 7 at approximately 11 a.m. local police and BC Ambulance crews responded to a report of a collision on Highway 1

  • Jul. 9, 2015 7:00 a.m.
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On July 7 at approximately 11 a.m. local police and BC Ambulance crews responded to a report of a collision on Highway 1 involving a motorcycle. Upon arrival it was determined that the motorcycle had went off the roadway approximately 70 kilometres west of Golden, near the CPR snow shed.

A 58 year-old male from Saskatoon was transported to the Golden Hospital by BC Ambulance with what is believed to be non-life threatening injuries.

Highway 1 experienced minor delays while emergency crews responded, but remained open.

Speed is believed to be a contributing factor to the collision.

 

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