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B.C.’s police watchdog investigating after motorcyclist killed in Kamloops

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The IIO's mandate is to investigate any incident where police actions or inactions may have caused harm or death to a civilian person. Independent Investigations Office

B.C.’s police watchdog has been called in to investigate the actions of a police officer after a motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a pick-up truck on Sunday night.

The Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) said a white Suzuki motorcycle passed a Mountie driving a marked police van while travelling eastbound on Highway 1.

A short time later, at approximately 6:50 p.m., the motorcycle was involved in a serious collision with a black Dodge Ram pick-up truck at the intersection of Highland Road and Highway 1.

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The male rider was pronounced dead at the scene.

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“The IIO has commenced an investigation to determine what role, if any, police action or inaction may have played in the death,” the police oversight agency said in a press release.

Kamloops RCMP said the motorcycle rider allegedly ran a red light and struck the front quarter panel of the pick-up truck, which was turning left.

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The driver of the pick-up truck was not injured.

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