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Motorcycle crash in Abbotsford leaves one man dead, speed believed to be a factor

Abbotsford Police say a 58-year-old man is dead after a crash involving another vehicle. It happened at the intersection of Gladwin Road and Nanaimo Crescent at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Global News

Abbotsford Police says a serious collision involving a motorcyclist and a car Sunday evening has turned fatal.

The motorcyclist, a 58-year-old man, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries but died shortly after, Sergeant Paul Walker said in a release.

“Speed is believed to be a factor in the collision. AbbyPD Patrol Officers are in the early stages of this investigation and are being assisted by the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction

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Service (ICARS),” a release reads.

The other driver, a 21-year-old woman, sustained only minor injuries and is cooperating with police.

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Walker says it happened just before 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of Gladwin Road and Nanaimo Crescent.

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Anyone with dashcam footage while driving along Gladwin Road at the time of the crash is told to call Abbotsford Police.

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