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Motorcyclist dies after fleeing peace officer: Kitscoty, Alta. RCMP

Kitscoty RCMP are investigating a serious crash involving a motorcycle that left one man dead. Handout / Alberta RCMP

One man has died in a motorcycle crash and the Kitscoty RCMP is investigating.

On Monday shortly after 1 p.m., Kitscoty RCMP say they were told to be on the lookout for a motorcycle that fled from an attempted traffic stop by a community peace officer near Lloydminster.

At 1:14 p.m., police say they got a call of a single-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle on Highway 16 near Range Road 20. The motorcycle matched the description from the earlier incident.

Wreckage from the crash of a motorcycle police say fled from an attempted traffic stop by a peace officer near Lloydminster. Handout / Alberta RCMP Media Group

A 58-year-old male resident of the County of Rural Vermilion River, Alta., was pronounced dead at the scene.

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RCMP say they remained on the scene for several hours investigating the collision.

Wreckage from the motorcycle crash on Aug. 7, 2023 on Highway 16 near Range Road 20. Handout / Alberta RCMP Media Group

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