A serious motorcycle crash that closed Highway 97C is prompting a call for witnesses and video

Police are looking for witnesses and dash-camera video to explain what led to a serious, single-vehicle motorcycle collision that shut down Highway 97C.

On October 27, 2025, at 2:15 p.m., a blue Harley-Davidson with two people on board crashed on Highway 97C several kilometres north of the junction with Highway #8. The driver of the motorcycle, a 37-year-old man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. His passenger, a 39-year-old Logan Lake woman was hospitalized with life-altering and life-threatening injuries.

“Alcohol and speed are being investigated as contributing factors,” says Corporal Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol. “Police need your help to learn more about the motorcycle rider’s behaviour in the hours and minutes leading up to the collision.”

If you saw the motorcycle rider in the minutes and hours before the collision, or if you have dash-camera video of the events, call BC Highway Patrol – Kamloops at 250-828-3111 and quote file (2100) 2025-3634.