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Edmonton motorcycle riders seriously injured in collision

Two Edmonton residents sustained serious injuries Sunday morning after the motorcycle they were riding collided with a pickup truck.
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Paramedics and Eagle Valley Rescue Society members tend to motorcycle riders after their bike crashed into a pickup truck Sunday.

Two Edmonton residents sustained serious injuries Sunday morning after the motorcycle they were riding collided with a pickup truck.

The collision occurred on July 14 at 10:12 a.m. near the intersection of Highway 97A and Paradise Avenue.

Sicamous RCMP Sgt. Dave Dubnyk says the motorcycle, ridden by Edmonton residents, ages 59 and 60, was travelling north along the highway when a pickup truck driven by a Sicamous resident pulled out of the intersection and into the bike’s path. In an attempt to avoid the truck, the riders had laid down on the ground, but ended up crashing into the truck.

Dubnyk reported Monday that the Edmonton residents were airlifted to hospital in Kelowna for treatment of serious injuries that, at that point, were not believed to be life threatening.

The RCMP traffic services reconstruction team was called in to assist with the investigation which, as of Monday, was ongoing.

“At this point, no charges have been laid,” said Dubnyk.

Photo by Kelly M. Dick