One person has died following a motorcycle accident in Osoyoos Sunday morning.
A northbound motorcycle hit a car that was emerging from a gas station along Highway 97 on the north side of the town, according to Sgt. Harold Hallett with South Okanagan Traffic Services (SOTS).
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“The motorcycle struck the drivers side of the car,” Hallett said in a statement.
“Both the rider and the car driver were taken to hospital with injuries.”
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Hallett said the 26-year-old motorcyclist, who is from Penticton, subsequently died.
The 53-year-old driver of the car, who is from Osoyoos, had minor injuries.
SOTS has an investigation underway.
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