On Thursday, April 20, 2017 at approximately 9 a.m., Northeast Division patrol officers responded to a collision between an ETS bus and a motorcycle in the area of 97 Street and 157 Avenue. When officers arrived, they located a deceased male.
Investigators believe the ETS bus was travelling northbound on 97 Street and attempting to make a right hand turn onto 157 Avenue, when it was allegedly struck from behind by a motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle was a 24-year-old male who was declared deceased on scene by EMS.
Major Collision Investigation Section believes speed was a factor in this fatal collision. They continue to investigate.
This is Edmonton’s sixth traffic fatality of 2017.
Anyone with information about this collision is asked to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.tipsubmit.com/start.htm.