A 31-year-old West Kelowna man died after driving his motorcycle off Westside Road about 12 kilometres north of Highway 97, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015.
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September 06, 2015 - 10:32 AM
WEST KELOWNA – A 31-year-old West Kelowna man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Westside Road yesterday evening.
RCMP say the motorcycle went off the road at about 5:44 p.m., Sept. 5, about 12 kilometres north of Highway 97 in West Kelowna, and south of Bear Creek Provincial Park.
Const. Kent Hall says the crash happened as the man was rounding a corner. He was declared deceased at the scene.
Hall says speed was a factor in the crash.
Westside Road was closed for about four hours as RCMP investigated.
RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating.
The man's name hasn't been released.
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