Global News has learned a motorcycle involved in a fatal collision in east Edmonton Sunday morning had been reported stolen.
A police spokesperson confirmed to Global News that the Honda CBR 1000 RR was reported stolen on Saturday.
The crash between the motorcycle and a car at 75 Street and 101 Avenue happened at around 7 a.m.
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A 25-year-old man driving the motorcycle was initially taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries; he later died.
Police said the 22-year-old female passenger on the motorcycle remains in critical condition in hospital.
There is no word on the condition of the driver of the vehicle.
Police said their preliminary investigation indicates a Mercury Marquis was travelling southbound on Wayne Gretzky Drive, before turning eastbound on 101 Avenue. Investigators believe the motorcycle was travelling northbound on Wayne Gretzky Drive when the collision occurred.
“It was just a horrible thud,” said Tom Enright, who was in the area at the time of the collision.
“Some people started administering first aid to him, and then I saw the second biker down on the road a little bit further.”
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The police’s major collision investigations section has taken over the investigation.
There is no word on whether any charges will be laid.
The Ride in Paradise group, which organizes memorial rides each time a motorcyclist is killed in Edmonton, sent a statement to Global News, which reads in part:
“We are deeply saddened at the death of another rider even though he was on a stolen motorcycle. Our heart goes out to the passenger and the families suffering right now. The motorcycle community stands behind the passenger and hopes she recovers quickly.”
The intersection remained shut down for several hours while police investigated but re-opened Sunday afternoon.
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