EDMONTON — A 40-year-old man is dead after the dirt bike he was riding collided with a fence in southeast Edmonton Thursday night.
Police were responding to an unrelated call when they came upon the collision in the area of Silverberry Road and 28 Avenue at around 6:10 p.m.
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EMS crews were then called to the scene to assist. The 40-year-old man riding the dirt bike was declared dead on scene.
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Silverberry Road between 32 and 28A Avenues has been closed to traffic as the EPS Major Collision Investigation Unit investigates.
The man’s name has not been released.
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