Medicine Hat motorcyclist, 37, dies after collision with school bus
The crash at 4th Avenue S.E. and 2nd Street S.E. left no injuries among the bus occupants. Police have ruled out speed and impairment as factors.
A 37-year-old motorcyclist has died following a collision with a school bus in downtown Medicine Hat on Wednesday afternoon, police say.
The Medicine Hat Police Service reports the crash occurred around 3:44 p.m. on Oct. 14 at the intersection of 4th Avenue S.E. and 2nd Street S.E. According to a preliminary investigation, the motorcyclist was travelling southbound on 4th Avenue S.E. when his motorcycle collided with a school bus that was turning left onto 2nd Street S.E.
The motorcyclist was taken to hospital with serious injuries and later died. No one aboard the school bus was injured. Police have ruled out speed and impairment as contributing factors, and the identity of the deceased will not be released.
The Traffic Unit continues to investigate and is asking anyone who witnessed the collision or has dash-camera footage from the area to contact Sgt. Kurtis LaDouceur at 403-529-8481.
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