A motorcycle rider is dead, and a tractor-trailer driver has been arrested following an early-morning crash north of Quesnel along Highway 97 according to the BC Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred at about 12:34 am when a black Kenworth tractor-trailer collided with a black Harley Davidson motorcycle near Naver Creek Road.
Police say the crash killed a 42-year-old man from Chemainus (Vancouver Island) while a 38-year-old Aldergrove man was taken into custody for impaired operation of a motor vehicle.
“Police need your help locating more witnesses to this collision, and dash-camera video would be helpful,” said Corporal Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol.
“The driving behaviour leading up the collision is very important, and there may even be witnesses who saw concerning behaviour hours before the crash.”
Highway 97 was closed for several hours but has since re-opened to traffic.
Anyone who witnessed concerning behaviour leading up the collision, the black Kenworth tractor-trailer and the black Harley Davidson moments before the crash, or the collision itself, is asked to call BC Highway Patrol – Quesnel at 250-992-9211.
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