Motorcycle driver and passenger killed in head-on collision
Posted June 13, 2020 2:28 pm.
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EDMONTON (CITYNEWS) – Edmonton police are investigating a head-on collision between a motorcycle and car late Friday night that killed two people.
A 39-year-old male motorcycle driver and his 37-year-old female passenger died when they collided with a car at 17 Street and 246 Avenue around 10:30 p.m. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
The 39-year-old female driver of the vehicle was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The motorcycle was going northbound on 17 Street while the car was going southbound. The collision occurred in the northbound lanes.
Officers from the Major Collision Investigations Section (MCIS) are investigating the fatal crash. They say speed is a potential factor.
