Kelowna woman killed in highway crash

A Kelowna woman was killed Wednesday night when her motorbike collided head-on with a pick up truck on Highway 33.

On August 26, at approximately 7:45 p.m., Kelowna RCMP and emergency services attended the scene on the highway, near Pyman Road east of the city.

“Upon arrival, it was determined that a group of four motorcycles had entered the highway from the brake check, traveling west toward Kelowna,” Cpl. Mike Halskov, spokesperson for B.C. RCMP Traffic Services said. “One of the motorcyclists failed to keep right and collided head-on with an eastbound pickup truck that was legally passing a commercial vehicle in one of the two eastbound lanes.”

Halskov said the woman, in her 30s, was killed as a result of the collision.

The driver of the pickup, a Kelowna man in his 50s, was not injured.

Highway 33 was closed for several hours as police investigated the crash, removed the damaged vehicles and made the highway safe for travel.

Central Okanagan Traffic Services (COTS) in Kelowna and B.C. Coroners’ Service are investigating.

Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to call COTS at 250-491-5354