Motorcyclist injured in crash with Kamloops police cruiser dies in hospital

KAMLOOPS — A motorcyclist who was involved in a crash with a Kamloops RCMP vehicle has died.

In an update Thursday (Aug. 3), B.C.’s police watchdog — the Independent Investigations Office (IIO) — says the man died in hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 1 after sustaining serious injuries.

According to the IIO, RCMP were called to Highway 1 at Holman Road at approximately 10:55 p.m. July 22.

An officer responding to an unrelated incident parked and exited their police vehicle. A short time later, there was a collision between a motorcycle, the parked police vehicle, and another stationary emergency vehicle.

The IIO says its investigation continues to determine what role, if any, police actions or inactions may have played in the man’s death.