The operator of an electrical bike has been transported to hospital in vital situation following an in a single day crash in Courtenay, B.C.
The crash occurred round 4:12 a.m. Monday when the bike and automotive collided on the intersection of Ryan Highway and Freeway 19A.
"What [RCMP officers] found once they arrived on the scene was the person driving or using an electrical bicycle had gone via a pink mild and ended up being struck by a car that was travelling via the inexperienced mild," mentioned Const. Monika Terragni of the Comox Valley RCMP
She says the 30-year-old-rider suffered very severe accidents and is in vital but steady situation in hospital.
She says the motive force of the car remained on the scene and is cooperating with investigators.
The crash occurred round 4 a.m. on Could 16, 2022. (CTV Information)
In line with an RCMP member, the bicycle owner was heading west down Ryan Highway and reached the freeway once they got here in touch with a driver heading north.
The affect spun the automotive and pushed the bike a brief distance away.
"The foundations of the highway, regardless [of if it's] 4 a.m., it is nonetheless darkish out, all of us have to be cautious," mentioned Terragni.
"Whether or not you are using an electrical bicycle or a motorbike or no matter it's, you continue to do have to observe the principles of the highway and if the sunshine is pink you completely need to cease," she mentioned.
A visitors analyst on the scene requested that any motorists who could have been alongside Ryan Highway and witnessed the electrical bike or who could have dashcam footage of the world to contact the Courtenay RCMP detachment.
Terragni says investigators are nonetheless all points of the collision.
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