Motorcyclist dies in Abbotsford crash Saturday

 

 
 
 
 
Abbotsford Police are investigating after a 24-year-old Abbotsford man died after his motorcycle collided with a commercial truck on Saturday on Downes Road.
 

Abbotsford Police are investigating after a 24-year-old Abbotsford man died after his motorcycle collided with a commercial truck on Saturday on Downes Road.

Photograph by: File photo , Abbotsford Times

An Abbotsford motorcyclist died after he struck a truck on Downes Road on Saturday.

The 24-year-old rider was eastbound on Downes just east of Bradner Road around noon when his motorcycle collided with a westbound commercial truck turning left into a driveway, said Const. Ian MacDonald.

The man was thrown from his bike, suffering critical injuries. He was transported to hospital but died an hour later.

The driver of the truck remained on scene and cooperated with police.

Sightlines on Downes can be limited by bends in the road, said MacDonald. "The collision took place near an S-curve just east of Bradner on Downes," he said.

"People need to exercise caution coming around a corner."

Police are looking into whether the speed of the motorcyclist was also a factor in the crash.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Abbotsford Police are investigating after a 24-year-old Abbotsford man died after his motorcycle collided with a commercial truck on Saturday on Downes Road.
 

Abbotsford Police are investigating after a 24-year-old Abbotsford man died after his motorcycle collided with a commercial truck on Saturday on Downes Road.

Photograph by: File photo , Abbotsford Times

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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