Two people are in hospital after a serious collision involving a motorcycle in West Vancouver Sunday evening.
Const. Jeff Palmer, spokesman for the West Vancouver Police Department, said the accident happened shortly before 6 p.m. after three vehicles - an SUV, a sedan and a motorcycle – all tried to beat a yellow light at the intersection of Marine Drive and 15th Street.
An eastbound motorcycle with a driver and passenger crashed into a westbound SUV, which was trying to make a left turn on the light.
Both the 36-year-old male driver of the motorcycle, from Vancouver, and his 30-year-old female passenger, from Toronto, were thrown from the motorcycle and suffered serious injuries as a result of the crash, including multiple fractures and possible concussions and other internal injuries.
They were rushed to hospital where the motorcycle driver underwent surgery on Monday, said Palmer. Both the man and woman remained in hospital Monday afternoon.
The drivers of the other vehicles – a 53-year-old White Rock woman and a 55-year-old man – were not injured in the crash.
The accident was witnessed by a number of people, said Palmer. It was also captured by a dashboard-mounted camera in a northbound vehicle.
At least two police officers also happened to be in the vicinity of the crash and were on the scene “within seconds,” said Palmer.
Based on witness statements and a review of the video, all three drivers involved in the crash will likely be issued tickets for disobeying yellow lights at an intersection, Palmer said.
Damage to the motorcycle has been assessed at about $10,000.
