Crash on Christmas Eve in Vancouver killed a motorcyclist, says VPD

A Vancouver Police officer's uniform is pictured in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

December 25, 2024 - 3:18 PM

VANCOUVER - A motorcyclist is dead and another person has life-threatening injuries after a crash in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood on Christmas Eve.

The Vancouver Police Department says it received a call for a collision between a motorcycle and a SUV at around 4:25 p.m. on Tuesday.

The 44-year-old motorcyclist died at the scene.

Police say a female passenger on the motorcycle was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The SUV driver was not seriously injured.

Seven ambulances were dispatched to the scene.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 25, 2024.

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