B.C. coroner calls inquest into death of motorcyclist crushed by logs
VICTORIA – A coroner’s inquest has been called into the death of a motorcyclist who was crushed by logs that tumbled off a logging truck in Whistler, B.C.
Sixty-five-year-old Hugh Roberts of West Vancouver was riding northbound on Highway 99 last October when a southbound logging truck lost its load.
A jury will hear evidence from witnesses under oath and is expected to make recommendations aimed at preventing future deaths under similar circumstances.
A West Vancouver mother and daughter were killed in a similar incident a decade ago when logs rolled off a truck on Highway 1, crushing their vehicle.
No date has been set for the inquest.
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