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Motorcycle bear accident happens, appropriately, in a B.C. town slightly beyond Hope

Motorcycle bear accident happens, appropriately, in a B.C. town slightly beyond Hope

A speeding motorcyclist's collision with a young black bear on a B.C. highway has been captured by a video camera mounted on the driver's helmet.

The accident happened on Highway 7 in B.C.'s Fraser Valley on June 30.

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In the video, the driver is focused on his speedometer, which shows him accelerating from 0 km/h to 140 km/h in less than 20 seconds. At the same time, a passing train scares a young black bear, causing it to run across the highway directly in front of the motorcycle.

The driver collides with the bear and is thrown from the motorcycle. Police said he suffered significant, but non-life threatening injuries.