Four people were taken to hospital on Friday, some with critical injuries, after a serious multi-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle on Main Street.
Winnipeg police responded to the area of Main Street and Jarvis Avenue at 5:30 p.m., where a passing officer was already providing first aid to the motorcycle operator.
According to police, a BMW 328i with two occupants and an Indian Challenger motorcycle carrying an operator and passenger were travelling southbound alongside each other at a high rate of speed when a Ford Escape turned into the path of the vehicles. Police allege the Ford clipped the rear of the BMW, sending it into a building on the west side of Main Street, while the motorcycle struck the rear of the Escape, throwing both riders from the bike. The BMW also struck a second SUV carrying two occupants before coming to a stop.
Three patients were transported to hospital in unstable condition and one in critical condition. All were stabilized, though the motorcycle operator suffered potentially life-altering injuries, police said.
Police believe speed was the primary factor in the collision.
Anyone with information or dashcam, security or cellphone video from the time of the incident is asked to contact police at (204) 986-7085 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at (204) 786-TIPS.
