Calgary police have shared an update on their investigations into two separate motorcycle collisions that happened on Saturday. According to police, the two crashes injured six people in total, and both incidents remain under investigation.
In the update, police said that speed is now believed to be a factor in both crashes. Investigators pointed to speed as a common element while they continue to look into how each of the two collisions unfolded.
Police provided details on the first of the two crashes, which took place at around 4:30 p.m. It happened in the Skyview Ranch area, at the intersection of Skyview Shores Manor Northeast and Skyview Shores Road Northeast.
That first collision resulted in two people being injured, according to police. The intersection in the city's northeast was identified as the location where this particular crash occurred.
The other crash was reported on Barlow Trail near 37th Avenue, according to police. That second collision injured four people, which together with the two hurt in Skyview Ranch accounts for the six injuries across the two separate motorcycle crashes.
Police indicated that the investigations are still in their preliminary stages. As the work continues, officers are examining the role that speed may have played in each of the two motorcycle crashes that left six people hurt over the weekend.