A motorcyclist was sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries following a vehicle collision in Coombs on Tuesday afternoon (July 27).
BC Ambulance, Coombs/Hilliers Volunteer Fire Department and police were called out at approximately 12:30 p.m. to attend a two-vehicle collision at the corner of Station Road and the Alberni Highway.
“The crash involved an eastbound motorcycle and a westbound sedan, which was turning onto Station Road from the Alberni Highway,” said Sgt. Stephen Rose with the Oceanside RCMP.
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According to Rose, the motorcyclist was transported to hospital after being thrown from his bike.
Impairment was not a factor in the collision, said Rose, but it still remains under investigation and police anticipate charges under the Motor Vehicle Act.
Coombs/Hilliers firefighters provided traffic control around the scene and patient care until the ambulance arrived.
Both directions of traffic along the Alberni Highway were reduced to a single lane around the scene until approximately 1:30 p.m.
