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Motorcycle driver critically injured in Vernon crash

Vernon RCMP detachment. Global News

A serious collision between a car and a motorcycle on Highway 97 in Vernon, B.C., has left one man in critical condition.

On Tuesday at around 3:45 p.m., there was a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 97 and Highland Road in Vernon.

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“The investigation has determined the collision occurred when a motorcycle attempting to make a left hand turn across traffic from Highway 97 onto Highland Road was struck by a passenger car travelling southbound on the highway,” RCMP said in a press release.

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The driver of the car sustained minor injuries and the driver of the motorcycle, a 52-year-old Vernon man, was transported to hospital in critical condition.

The investigation is ongoing.

 

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