Motorcyclist seriously injured in south Edmonton collision

A 58-year-old man was taken to hospital after the motorcycle he was riding collided with an SUV in south Edmonton on Friday morning.

The collision happened around 7:30 a.m., at the intersection of 33 Avenue and Parsons Road.

Police said a left-turning Mazda SUV struck a Honda motorcycle.

The man on the motorcycle was taken to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, according to police. A spokesperson with the Edmonton Police Service said the 63-year-old woman driving the SUV was not injured.

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Fire, EMS and police crews were at the scene Friday.

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The intersection was closed to traffic on Friday morning but reopened before noon.

The EPS major collision investigations section is leading the investigation.