One dead after Burnaby motorcycle crash: RCMP

A motorcycle is seen at the scene of a collision in Burnaby on Saturday, April 22.

One motorcyclist has died after a collision in Burnaby on Saturday morning, RCMP say.

The 27-year-old male motorcyclist collided with a tractor trailer around 11:20 a.m. in the 8200 block of North Fraser Way and Wiggins Street, Cpl. Mike Kalanj of the Burnaby RCMP tells CTV News in an email.

According to police, the collision occurred when the tractor trailer was driving north-east bound on North Fraser Way and attempted to make a right turn onto Wiggins Street, when the motorcycle tried to pass it on the right “at a high rate of speed.”

The motorcyclist was taken to hospital, where he died shortly after.

Police say speed was a likely factor in the collision, but the investigation by the force’s Criminal Collision Investigation Team is still in its early stages.

The driver of the tractor trailer remained on scene and is co-operating with the investigation, Kalanj writes.

Traffic on North Fraser Way has been closed since the collision and is expected to remain closed for “quite some time,” police say.

Images from the scene show a fallen over bus stop sign that was hit by the motorcycle. Two running shoes, one on the road and one on the sidewalk, are seen several metres from the sign.

The motorcycle is seen lying on the road what appears to be several more metres away.

“If you were in the area between 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and have dash cam video, please contact our investigators,” said Kalanj in a news release. “If you witnessed the incident and have not spoken to police, we would like to hear from you.”

Anyone who witnessed the incident or may have dash cam video anywhere on North Fraser Way or Byrne Road and the surrounding area between 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. is asked to contact Burnaby RCMP at 604-646-9999 and quote file number 2023-13190.