Photo Peter Hovestad
www.osoyoosdailynews.com

The crash that closed the highway in Osoyoos was caused by a marked police car hitting a motorcycle.

Just before 5 pm Saturday an RCMP cruiser was northbound on Highway 97 near the Husky and did a U-turn colliding with a motorcycle.

The 47 year old male operator of the motorcycle and the 51 year old female passenger suffered minor injuries as a result of the collision.

Both were transported to the South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver.

The male is a resident of Kelowna. The female is a resident of Vernon. The RCMP officer was uninjured.

South Okanagan Traffic Services is investigating this collision.