A motorcycle crashed on Callaghan Valley Road in the afternoon on July 13, 2013 which caused a closure for hours during the Believe Freedom Festival. One motorcycle rider appeared to be seriously injured in the accident. The injured motorcycle rider was immediately air lifted by emergency helicopter to a medical facility. The details are currently unknown about what caused the traffic accident. There appeared to be a group of motorcycle riders traveling along Callaghan Valley Road from the Whistler Olympic Park to HWY 99 when the accident happened. This is a scenic road with forests that attracts many vehicles and cyclists going for tours on sunny afternoons. Unfortunately on this sunny afternoon the road was the scene of a traffic accident in the Callaghan Valley area.

Several witnesses who were at the scene noted that the motorcycle rider did not cross the double yellow road lines when the accident happened. The exact cause of the motorcycle accident is currently unknown. The motorcycle involved in the accident was a high performance racing style of bike. This type of race bike is lightweight and has a lot of power.

A video of the emergency medical helicopter taking off from the Callaghan Valley Road can be viewed using the player below.

Callaghan Valley Road was closed for hours during the afternoon with traffic closed in both directions. The RCMP, Fire Department and Ambulance teams were at the scene of the accident. The response time was very fast and the medical facility in Whistler is very good when providing assistance to injured people. The four departments appeared to work in combination when providing assistance to the injured motorcycle rider and also investigating the accident scene. This area is located South of Whistler resort along HWY 99.

The Callaghan Valley Road was recently the location of two independent RCMP enforcement level observations at the start if the 2013 Believe Music Festival. No RCMP enforcement on Callaghan Valley Road was observed during two observations at 4 PM and 11 PM on July 11, 2013. You can read the full details using the link below.

http://www.thewhistlernews.com/2013/07/12/no-intoxicated-driving-checkstops-in-callaghan-valley/

The 2013 Believe Freedom Festival event organizer Adrian Moran noted before the festival that they are spending $140,000 on RCMP enforcement across five days which is $28,000 per day. It is currently unclear how much of that amount is being put forwards towards enforcement on Callaghan Valley Road which leads to the event location at Whistler Olympic Park. No RCMP patrols, speed enforcement or intoxicated driver checkstops have been observed since July 11, 2013 in this area along Callaghan Valley Road leading up to the July 13, 2013 motorcycle accident.

More information about this accident is expected to be released by the Whistler RCMP Detachment on Tuesday July 16, 2013. The full details about this motorcycle accident are currently unavailable.

The Whistler News publication and many local residents pray for the full recovery of the motorcycle rider who was injured in the Callaghan Valley Road accident.