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Reports suggest Tappen collision involved motorcycle

Witnesses on scene saw two motorcyclists being treated by paramedics.
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A collision on the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen slowed traffic on Friday, July 31. (Google Maps Image)

Reports from an accident on the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen indicate a motorcycle was involved.

A collision in the early afternoon of Friday, July 31, in the vicinity of the Tappen Co-op gas station apparently involved a motorcycle with two riders and another vehicle. Posts on social media from witnesses said two people were lying on the side of the road being treated by ambulance paramedics.

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Shortly after 1 p.m. traffic was moving again and a witness saw two tow trucks leaving the scene, one with a motorcycle on its deck and another with a pickup truck.



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