Creston RCMP are continuing an investigation into a single motorcycle collision that left the driver and passenger seriously injured when it left the road on Hwy 3A Saturday afternoon on July 6.

At approximately 2 p.m. PST, July 6, members of the Creston RCMP, BC Ambulance Service and the Creston Fire Department attended to a report of a collision involving a single vehicle in the 9000 block of Highway 3A on the East Short of Kootenay Lake, approximately 40 kms north of Creston.

A black 2004 Harley Davidson Classic motorcycle with a driver and passenger proceeded off road, to the right, and struck a cement barricade on a sharp corner. Both the driver and passenger were ejected from the motorcycle and suffered significant injuries.

The driver, a male from Salmo, and the passenger, a female from Ymir, were transported by ground Ambulance to the Creston Valley Hospital and were both later airlifted to Foothills Hospital in Calgary, Alta. The driver suffered serious injuries and the passenger suffered critical injuries. The pair remain in hospital in Calgary, however are in stable condition.

Creston RCMP, with the assistance of the Integrated Collision Analyst and Reconstruction Section, continue to investigate.

Members of the Creston RCMP believe that there be witnesses to the crash or to the driving patterns of the above noted motorcycle, who may not have spoken to investigators. As such, the Creston RCMP is asking that anyone who may have witnessed this incident, contact the Creston RCMP at 250-428-9313.

Creston RCMP

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