A motorcyclist has suffered serious, life-threatening injuries after colliding with a car just north of Cochrane Saturday afternoon.
RCMP said the collision happened at 1:20 p.m. on Highway 22 near Township Road 272, just north of Cochrane.
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Police and emergency vehicles were on scene and asked motorists to find an alternate route, however, just after 4 p.m. RCMP said the area had been cleared and traffic flow had resumed.
This is the second motorcyclist collision in the area in the last week.
On May 1, RCMP said a north-bound motorcycle lost control on Highway 22 north of Redwood Meadows, entered the ditch and rolled.
The driver, a 71-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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