‘Speed wobble’ led to head-on collision between motorbike, car: Vernon RCMP

A motorcyclist was taken to hospital on Sunday, Vernon North Okanagan RCMP say, following a head-on collision with a car.

Police say the crash happened along the 9500 block of Highway 6, around 5:40 p.m.

“The investigation has determined the motorcycle was travelling eastbound on Highway 6 when it went into a speed wobble and crossed the centre line of the road, colliding head-on with a westbound car,” the RCMP said.

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“The motorcycle operator was transported from the scene for treatment of serious injuries.”

The driver of the passenger vehicle wasn’t injured, police say, adding that Highway 6 was closed for several hours before it was reopened to traffic.

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Police say a member of the RCMP’s integrated collision analysis and reconstruction service attended the scene and is assisting in the investigation.

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