This black motorcycle with green fairing and white hard luggage was involved in a fatal collision - Photo courtesy RCMP

By CKPG Today

Witness sought

RCMP seek witness to fatal Highway 97 collision

Oct 7, 2025 | 11:55 AM

QUESNEL — BC Highway Patrol says the driver of a blue pickup is a crucial witness to a fatal collision that occurred this past summer.

Police say the witness saw the aftermath of the crash between a tractor-trailer and a black Harley Davidson at 12:34 a.m. on July 24 on Highway 97 near Naver Creek Road. The man riding the motorcycle was killed and the tractor-trailer driver was arrested for impaired driving.

“The missing witness can be heard in the background of a 911 call,” says Corporal Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol. “We know that the witness is a man who was driving a blue pickup, and he may have provided a flashlight and other items to the driver of the tractor trailer.”

If you are the driver of the blue pickup, or you know who is, please call BC Highway Patrol – Quesnel at 250-992-9211 and quote file 3304 2025-5987.