Smoky Lake RCMP Investigate Motorcycle Fatality

Smoky Lake RCMP Investigate Motorcycle Fatality

Smoky Lake RCMP
Submitted

Smoky Lake, Alta. – On Aug. 22, 2020, at approximately 2:50 p.m., Smoky Lake RCMP received a report of a single vehicle motorcycle collision on Highway 831 north of the North Saskatchewan River near Victoria Trail in the County of Smoky Lake, Alta.

Smoky Lake RCMP and emergency medical services (EMS) attended to the scene of the collision and the 46-year-old female motorcyclist from Fort McMurray was taken to hospital by EMS where she was pronounced deceased.

Preliminary investigation indicates the motorcyclist was heading northbound on Highway 831 and lost control near Victoria Trail, striking the guard rail.

Smoky Lake RCMP are investigating this fatality. The name of the deceased will not be released.

The area of the collision remained restricted to traffic for a period of time until the highway was re-opened.

No further updates are anticipated.