21-year-old motorcyclist succumbs to injuries after crash in Mission: RCMP

MISSION – Mounties in Mission have now confirmed that a 21-year-old motorcycle rider who crashed on Dewdney Trunk Road two weekends ago has sadly died.

According to a statement from Mission RCMP, emergency responders were called to Dewdney Trunk Road near Cardinal Street on Sunday, May 17. First responders were called to the area around 1:40 p.m. and located a 21-year-old man from Coquitlam with serious injuries.

Witnesses told police that the man had been riding his motorcycle northbound along Dewdney Trunk Road along with friends on two other bikes behind him. The rider is believed to have lost control of his bike while going around a corner, which caused the bike to slide into an oncoming vehicle, which also ran over the rider.

The driver of that vehicle remained at scene and cooperated with the investigation, Mission RCMP said. Dewdney Trunk Road was closed to allow for an air ambulance to land near Mill Pond, and for Mission RCMP’s Traffic Services Unit to conduct the collision investigation.

Sadly, the rider from Coquitlam later died in hospital, Mission RCMP said.

Police say initial indications reveal the rider’s speed was a contributing factor to the collision.