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Motorcyclist dies in Highway 99 crash

Death of 50-year-old Lower Mainland man still being investigated
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More information has been released about the fatal motorcycle crash on the Sea to Sky Highway on Thursday, May 30.

RCMP Traffic Services said that a group of three motorcyclists was traveling north at about 3 p.m. when, for reasons still being investigated, one of the motorcyclists was ejected from his bike.

The 50-year-old man from the Lower Mainland died at the scene from his injuries.

Squamish and Whistler RCMP and Emergency Services attended the scene on Highway 99, north of the Conroy Forest Service Road.

The highway was reduced to single lane, alternating traffic for some time as police investigated. It was re-opened to traffic in the early evening.

While police said criminality is not believed to be a contributing factor in the crash, Sea to Sky Traffic Services and the BC Coroners' Service continue to investigate the cause of this crash.

Anyone with information regarding this incident who has not yet spoken with police is asked to contact Sea to Sky Traffic Services in Squamish at 604-892-6100 and cite file 2019-3188.