1 dead, 5 injured in motorcycle crash north of Pemberton
Highway 99 was expected to be closed in both directions until late Sunday night
A motorcyclist died and five other people were injured in a crash Sunday on the Sea to Sky Highway north of Pemberton, according to RCMP.
In a news release, Pemberton RCMP said four motorcycles were heading northbound on Highway 99 approximately nine kilometres north of Joffre Lake when up to three of the motorcycles collided with a southbound vehicle.
One motorcycle rider from the Lower Mainland was declared dead at the scene
According to police, an off duty doctor and paramedics immediately provided first aid to the five injured victims.
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—@DriveBCB.C. Emergency Health Services said it received the call around 12:30 p.m. and that multiple ambulances and two air ambulances responded.
Two motorcyclists and two people from the vehicle were taken to area hospitals with what appeared to be minor injuries, police said. A motorcycle passenger was also airlifted to a Lower Mainland hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
DriveBC said Highway 99 near Pemberton was closed in both directions with no detour available while investigators collected evidence at the scene.
The highway wasn't expected to reopen before 11:30 p.m Sunday.
Motorcyclist dies in Friday crash
Sunday's new release from Pemberton RCMP also reported that another motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Friday evening on Highway 99 approximately 10 km north of the In-Shuck-ch Forest Service Road.
At approximately 5 p.m., police received a report that the motorcycle was travelling northbound on Highway 99, lost control on a corner, slid into oncoming traffic and was struck by a southbound vehicle.
The driver of the motorcycle, a 31-year-old man from Vancouver, did not survive his injuries.
The highway was closed in both directions while investigators collected evidence and cleared the roadway. It reopened after midnight.
Police are asking witnesses of either crash to please contact Pemberton RCMP at 604 932‐3044 or Crime Stoppers.