Motorcyclist seriously injured after crash leaves bike dangling from traffic light near Surrey-Delta border


British Columbia

Police say a motorcyclist was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a crash near the Surrey-Delta border Saturday afternoon left a motorcycle dangling from a traffic light above a busy intersection.

Crash has closed Scott Road between 70th and 72nd avenues Saturday afternoon

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A motorcycle is lodged on an overhead traffic light above an intersection
A motorcycle hangs from an overhead traffic signal following a collision in 120th Street and 72nd Avenue on Sunday afternoon. (Shane MacKichan)

Police say a motorcyclist was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a B.C. crash near the Surrey-Delta border Saturday afternoon left a motorcycle dangling from a traffic light above a busy intersection.

Delta police say officers were called just before 3 p.m. PT to the 7100-block of Scott Road at 72nd Avenue and 120th Street for a collision involving a motorcycle and vehicle.

Police say the rider suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and the driver of the sedan was not injured.

A damaged car sits in an intersection while a motorcycle hangs from an overhead traffic light.
Police say the motorcycle rider has sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries and has been transported to hospital. The driver of the vehicle did not sustain any injuries. (Shane MacKichan)

Photos and videos circulating online show the motorcycle suspended above the roadway from an overhead traffic signal pole following the crash. 

Scott Road between 70th Avenue and 72nd Avenue is closed, according to the police, as crews work to remove the vehicle and bike and clear debris from the roadway.

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