Update: Motorcycle rider dies on Hwy. 1 Thursday morning in Langley, the 2nd fatal motorcycle crash in 2 days
UPDATE AT 7 A.M. THURSDAY: Langley RCMP is currently investigating an early morning fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 1 in Langley. According to a statement from Corporal Craig van Herk of Langley RCMP, Mounties were notified Thursday at 4:20 a.m. about a serious vehicle collision in the eastbound lanes of Hwy. 1 at 240 Street.
Cpl. van Herk says initial investigation reveals a car and a motorcycle were travelling east on the highway when they collided. Sadly, the driver of the motorcycle succumbed to injuries sustained in the collision.
Langley RCMP and the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service (ICARS) remain on scene investigating.
The Trans Canada Highway will remain closed east bound between 232 Street and 264 Street as the investigation continues.