Motorcyclist killed after crashing into deer

By 660 NEWS Staff

Posted Jul 8, 2016 7:50 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

One man is dead after he collided with a deer while riding his motorcycle northwest of Calgary

Paramedics from both Calgary and Cochrane responded to the call on Lochend Road around 10 p.m. Thursday.

When they arrived, they found two damaged motorcycles.

The two were traveling, one behind the other, when the front bike crashed with the deer.

One man was pronounced dead on scene, and the other man in his 30s was taken to Foothills hospital with minor injuries.

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