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Times-Chronicle Staff
An Alberta man is facing charges and two motorcyclists were sent to hospital with injuries after a collision on Highway 97 north of Osoyoos.
First responders arrived at a collision between two motorcycles and a truck with an RV trailer on Highway 97 at Fruitvale Way.Around 9:35 a.m. on July 16, according to an RCMP press release.
The motorcyclists were overtaking a truck and RV trailer in the four-lane stretch of Highway 97 north of Osoyoos when the truck and trailer suddenly merged left across their lane in an attempt to make a late left turn onto Fruitvale Way, RCMP said, and the side of the trailer struck both motorcyclist knocking them to the ground.
One of the motorcyclists, a 61-year-old woman from Langley suffered serious non-life threatening injuries and was transported to hospital. The other motorcyclist, a 45-year-old woman from Lake Country was also transported to hospital with minor injuries.
The driver of the truck, a 59-year-old man from Calgary, who RCMP did not name, is facing charges of driving without due care and attention under the Motor Vehicle Act.
“The Osoyoos RCMP would like to remind driver’s that during the warmer months there is an increase of motorcyclists on the road,” said Sgt Jason Bayda, South Okanagan RCMP spokesperson. “It is imperative driver’s know their surroundings. Look twice for motorcyclists before making turns or when changing lanes as they are smaller and much harder to see.”
