Emergency crews responded to an early morning collision between a cyclist and a vehiclethis morning.
On May 28, 2018 at 7:11 am, the Kelowna RCMP were called upon to assist the BC Ambulance Service who were reportedly responding to a report of a collision between a cyclist and a white Ford Ranger pickup truck in the busy intersection of Gordon Drive and Dehart Road. When police arrived at the collision scene, the injured female cyclist had already been rushed by emergency paramedics to hospital for medical treatment.
Witnesses have told police that the driver of the Ford Ranger turned left onto Gordon Drive, from the eastbound lanes of Dehart Road, directly into the path of the oncoming cyclist who was pedalling westbound along Dehart Road.
RCMP Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey is warning drivers, “be extra mindful of the increased number of cyclists sharing our roadways this time of year.” He encourages drivers to take extra precautions, adding that “drivers should adjust their speed and drive more defensively, when they find themselves turning into the sun or have their ability to see clearly affected by the suns glare during either sunrise or sunset.”
“Thankfully this cyclist was wearing a proper fitting helmet at the time of this collision,” adds Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey.
The driver of the Ford Ranger pickup, a 66-year-old man of Northern BC, remained at the scene and fully cooperated with police. The cyclist, a 48-year-old Kelowna woman who narrowly escaped serious injuries, suffered injuries believed to be non-life threatening in nature.