Truck driver involved in fatal motorcycle accident near Quesnel is charged

An impaired tractor-trailer driver has been charged following a fatal collision on Highway 97 north of Quesnel last year.

BC Highway Patrol investigated a crash that occurred on July 24, 2025, near Naver Creek Road, where a black Kenworth tractor-trailer collided with a Harley Davidson motorbike. Police say the rider of the Harley, a 42-year-old Chemainus man, was killed in the collision.

Arminder Singh Sran, from Aldergrove, has been named as the driver of the tractor-trailer and has been charged by the BC Highway Patrol and the Crown Prosecution Service with three counts of motor vehicle violations, including:

  • Dangerous operation of a conveyance causing death.
  • Impaired operation of a conveyance causing death.
  • Operation of a conveyance with a blood alcohol content over 80 mg/mL causing death.

Crown Prosecution approved the charges on July 21, 2026.

Sran has been served a Summons to appear in court in Quesnel on August 18th.

– story done by Terryn Midzain, My Cariboo Now staff

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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