A 30-year-old woman from Airdrie has died in hospital after a serious motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle on June 23 on Highway 2, three kilometres south of Airdrie
A press release from Airdrie RCMP states that at approximately 10:50 p.m., a member of Alberta RCMP Traffic Airdrie was travelling northbound on Highway 2 when he was passed by a northbound motorcycle riding "at a high rate of speed."
According to the detachment, the officer activated his emergency equipment and the motorcycle sped up.
"Within seconds, the motorcycle ran into the back of another vehicle and then drove into the center median, where it burst into flames," the release continued.
The female passenger, a 30-year-old female resident of Airdrie, was airlifted to a Calgary hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.
The male driver, a 41-year-old Airdrie resident, was taken to a Calgary hospital by ground ambulance and remains there in critical condition.
The investigation continues. No further information will be released at this time.
