An elk crosses in front of a vehicle on a road that runs through Jasper National Park in Alberta in June 1998. (CP PHOTO) 1999 (AP/Karen Schwartz)
Man killed in B.C.’s Kootenay region when motorcycle hit elk on highway
May 27, 2026 | 2:38 PM
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TRAIL, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — A motorcycle rider has been killed in British Columbia’s Kootenay Region after hitting an elk.
Trail RCMP say the crash happened at around 4:25 a.m. on Monday on a stretch of Highway 3B in Montrose, about 640 kilometres east of Vancouver.
Police say they were called to the scene after witnesses reported seeing the motorcycle collide with the animal.
A 27-year-old man from Fruitvale was riding the motorcycle and he was declared dead at the scene after sustaining serious injuries.
