Rider Taken To Hospital During Campbell River Motocross Event

Motocross racing took an unfortunate turn on Sunday as one of the riders crashed at a Campbell River Motocross Event, requiring a response from ambulance, Campbell River Fire Department and the RCMP.

Motocross racing took an unfortunate turn on Sunday as one of the riders crashed at a Campbell River Motocross Event, requiring a response from ambulance, Campbell River Fire Department and the RCMP.

At around 2 p.m., a rider crashed after hitting a jump while on the course. The rider’s bike was seen flipping through the air, and immediately members of the crowd ran towards the crash site. The race was shut down, and on-site first aid responders attended to the man. 

Crews originally were going to request a helicopter to remove the man, but due to the terrain of the course there was no safe place for the helicopter to land. The man was instead taken by ambulance to the Campbell River airport, where the helicopter would be waiting.

The terrain also made extracting the man from the crash site to a safer area for the ambulance a challenge.

While on scene the determination was that the man would be airlifted, Capt. Bruce Holbrook of the Campbell River Fire Department said that could change en route to the airport, adding “hopefully it’s only a few broken bones and he’ll be back racing in no time.”