Motorcyclist dies after crash on Sea to Sky

By marcusfitzgerald

Posted May 30, 2019 5:02 pm.

Last Updated May 30, 2019 5:10 pm.

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WHISTLER (NEWS 1130) — A 50-year-old man is dead after he lost control of his motorcycle on the Sea to Sky Thursday afternoon.

RELATED: Motorcyclist dies after collision in Vancouver

The crash happened around 3:15 today – no other vehicles were involved in the incident that occurred about 20 kilometers south of Whistler.

The highway is down to alternating traffic on that stretch of the 99. Listen to NEWS 1130 for traffic updates every 10 minutes on the 1s.

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