Yellowhead RCMP responded to a fatal motorcycle collision near Newdale.
Yesterday morning around 10:55, Police responded to a collision between a motorcycle and a deer on Highway 16 at PR 250.
The motorcycle was travelling eastbound when it collided with a deer. The driver, a 64-year-old male along with a 76-year-old female passenger both from Strathclair, were thrown from the motorcycle.
The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene, and the driver later succumbed to his injuries at a hospital.
Drugs and alcohol are not believed to be factors in the crash.
RCMP along with a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist continue to investigate.
