A marked RCMP car making a U-turn collided with a motorcycle on Saturday afternoon sending both people on the motorcycle to hospital with minor injuries.
The accident occurred on Highway 97 on the north side of Osoyoos at around 4:50 p.m. on May 9.
RCMP South Okanagan Traffic Services said in a news release that the Osoyoos RCMP Ford Crown Victoria was northbound on Highway 97 when it attempted to respond to a dispatched call in Osoyoos.
While making a U-turn on the highway, the police vehicle collided with a northbound Harley Davidson in the centre lane.
The 47-year-old male operator of the motorcycle and the 51-year-old female passenger were both transported to South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver. The man is from Kelowna and the woman is from Vernon.
The RCMP officer was uninjured.
South Okanagan Traffic Services is investigating the collision.
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