RCMP are looking for witnesses to a fatal motorcycle crash near Kelowna

A collision between a small SUV and a motorbike on Highway 33 last week led to the death of the motorcyclist.

A police news release says a white Chevrolet Tracker was travelling westbound near Goudie Road at about noon on Oct. 20 when it crossed the double solid centre line and struck a red Honda eastbound motorcycle.

The 60-year-old motorcyclist from the Okanagan was taken to hospital where he died of his injuries.

The driver of the Tracker, who was not injured, remained on the scene and is cooperating with the police. Impairment has been ruled out as a factor in the collision.

Investigators are looking for any additional witnesses, including people who may have dash cam video of the collision or the driving behaviour of the Tracker prior to the collision.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the RCMP’s Central Okanagan Traffic Services department in Kelowna at 250-491-5354 or email the lead investigator james.ward@recmp-grc.gc.ca.


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Rob Munro

Rob Munro has a long history in journalism after starting an underground newspaper in Whitehorse called the Yukon Howl in 1980. He spent five years at the 100 Mile Free Press, starting in the darkroom, moving on to sports and news reporting before becoming the advertising manager. He came to Kelowna in 1989 as a reporter for the Kelowna Daily Courier, and spent the 1990s mostly covering city hall. For most of the past 20 years he worked full time for the union representing newspaper workers throughout B.C. He’s returned to his true love of being a reporter with a special focus on civic politics