Innisfail RCMP are investigating a two-vehicle highway crash on Friday afternoon that left a motorcycle rider dead.
In a news release, police said the crash occurred at about 1:30 p.m. on Highway 42 by Highway 2.
“Preliminary investigation has revealed a motorcycle was travelling east on Highway 42 and made contact with a pickup truck pulling a camper trailer travelling west on Highway 42 turning south to merge onto Highway 2,” the RCMP said.
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According to police, the motorcycle rider was pronounced dead at the scene while the driver of the pickup truck was not hurt.
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An investigation saw Highway 42 be shut down for about two and a half hours at the site of the crash but it has since been reopened.
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Police said an investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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