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A motorcyclist collided with a bear on Highway 97

Teryn Midzain
By Teryn Midzain

A motorcyclist was miraculously not seriously hurt in a collision with a black bear.

100 Mile House RCMP received the call for the accident on July 22, where the driver of a motorbike struck a black bear that ran out onto Highway 97 near Canim Hendrix Lake Road.

Police and Emergency Services attended and said the driver of the motorbike was taken to hospital with undetermined injuries that were believed to be non-life-threatening.

RCMP say the bear did not survive.

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Teryn Midzain
Teryn Midzain
Teryn is a News Reporter based in Quesnel, B.C. He started his career in local journalism for campus and community radio. He spent six months living in London, UK, studying journalism and working in the field before returning to focus on building a long-term career. A passionate sports enthusiast, he moonlights as an amateur race car driver and plays Dungeons & Dragons when he is not on the clock or out in nature.

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