Port Alberni woman killed in motorcycle crash near Qualicum Beach
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A 61-year-old woman is dead after a crash involving a car and a motorcycle on Vancouver Island. The Oceanside RCMP say the Port Alberni woman was a passenger on the back of the motorcycle when it collided with a car at the intersection of Memorial Avenue and the Inland Island Highway near Qualicum Beach on Saturday.
A 61-year-old woman is dead after a crash involving a car and a motorcycle on Vancouver Island.
The Oceanside RCMP say the Port Alberni woman was a passenger on the back of the motorcycle when it collided with a car at the intersection of Memorial Avenue and the Inland Island Highway near Qualicum Beach on Saturday.
First responders were called to the scene around 4:45 p.m. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene while the driver of the motorcycle and the driver of the car were both taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigators say the westbound car was turning left from Memorial Avenue onto the highway when the eastbound motorcycle entered the intersection and was struck.
"Alcohol has been ruled out as a contributing factor and the investigation is ongoing to determine the exact cause of the crash," Oceanside RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Shane Worth said in a statement Wednesday.
The investigation is being led by the Oceanside RCMP, in conjunction with RCMP collision analysts and the B.C. Coroners Service.
The crash was the second fatal motor vehicle incident in the region in as many days.
