Collision with deer shuts down Barkerville Highway near Quesnel

Quesnel RCMP responded to a collision between a motorcycle and a deer on Wednesday (August 26) night.
Sergeant Clay Kronebusch says the call came in at 8:03 p.m.
“Quesnel RCMP responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision on Highway 26.  A motorcycle had collided with a deer. The motorcycle rider was transported to hospital by ambulance with serious but non-life threatening injuries.”
Kronebusch says witnesses say the man was going the speed limit when the deer ran out in front of him.
He says the highway was closed while emergency crews treated the man.
He also confirms that he is a Quesnel resident.

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