POLICE are investigating a serious collision involving a motorcycle and a vehicle in which the motorcyclist suffered serious injuries.

On Saturday, January 17 just after 2 p.m., the BC Highway Patrol responded to Highway 1 near Atkinson Road in Abbotsford for a collision involving a Suzuki motorcycle and a Mitsubishi RVR. Initial investigation indicated that the Mitsubishi RVR was travelling westbound when the motorcycle, travelling in the same direction, collided with the vehicle.

“The impact of the collision was such that debris was strewn across the highway, resulting in serious injuries to the motorcyclist”, said Cpl. Alex Bérubé, spokesperson for the BC RCMP. “The driver of the Mitsubishi was not physically injured”.

The highway re-opened around 9 p.m. on the same day.

The BC Highway Patrol has conduct of the investigation. Police are asking anyone with dash cam, or witnesses of the vehicles prior to the collision, to contact the BC Highway Patrol in Chilliwack at 604-702-4039.