Chilliwack RCMP investigating collision of E-scooter rider, semi-truck; truck driver allegedly left scene

CHILLIWACK – Police in Chilliwack are appealing for witnesses and any other information following a collision between an E-scooter rider and a semi-truck in which the semi-truck driver allegedly failed to stay at the scene last weekend.

In a statement, Chilliwack RCMP Corporal Carmen Kiener says police responded to a collision in the 45000 block of Airport Road near the pedestrian railway crossing on Saturday evening, Oct. 3, at approximately 5:35 p.m. An adult male riding an E-scooter suffered injuries following a collision with a semi-truck.

Cpl. Kiener says the involved vehicle is described as a white semi-truck pulling a trailer. The truck allegedly continued driving from the area without stopping following the collision.

Cpl. Kiener says the E-scooter rider was transported to hospital for treatment of his injuries.