A motorcyclist is dead after a collision on Highway 3 near Sparwood involving a vehicle and a falling tree, according to BC RCMP Traffic Services.
At approximately 1:50 p.m. MDT Thursday, just 8 kilometres west of Sparwood, a motorcycle was trying to pass a vehicle when a tree simultaneously fell across the highway.
鈥淭he motorcyclist was hit by that tree, was knocked off his bike and he subsequently succumbed to his injures as result of this collision,鈥� Cst. Mike Halskov said.
BC Ambulance Service, BC Coroners Services, East Kootenay Traffic Services and Sparwood RCMP are all investigating this collision.
DriveBC reported the highway was re-open as of 5:30 p.m. local time.
