A tragic dirt bike crash that claimed the lives of two young Cochrane men early Saturday revealed that neither was wearing a helmet, and no brake marks were found at the scene, according to RCMP.
Emergency crews were called to Township Road 264 on Horse Creek Road around 12:42 a.m. on June 1, after reports of a serious off-road crash involving two motocross bikes. Both riders, 21 years old, were pronounced dead at the scene.
“There were no signs of hard braking, and both men were not wearing helmets,” said Cst. Bonnie Sauve with Cochrane RCMP.
Although experienced investigators responded to the scene, RCMP determined that a full collision reconstruction wasn’t necessary based on the lack of roadway evidence.
“The debris was limited to hard bike parts scattered across the road, and there were no hard brake marks or other indications to analyze further,” Sauve explained.
The bodies of the two men were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where autopsies will determine whether factors like speed or alcohol were involved.
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The investigation remains ongoing.