19-year-old dies following motorcycle crash

DAWSON CREEK — A motorcyclist is dead after colliding with a pickup truck in Dawson Creek.

RCMP say the collision occurred just after 10:30 p.m. the night of June 8 on the 1100 block of Alaska Avenue.

“Unfortunately, the 19-year-old motorcyclist succumbed to his injuries,” says Cst. Emma Barton. “The driver of the pickup truck was uninjured in the collision. Criminality is not suspected to be a factor at this time.”

Based on witness testimony and video surveillance, RCMP says it appears that a motorcycle exited the 8th Street traffic circle heading west on Alaska at a high rate of speed. Police say the motorcycle collided with a pickup truck exiting a parking lot onto Alaska Avenue.