University Bridge in Saskatoon reopens after fatal motorcycle crash

Dan Zakreski · CBC News

· Posted: May 29, 2025 11:17 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hr ago

A 22-year-old pistillate has died aft a motorcycle clang successful Saskatoon.

The crash between a car and a motorcycle astatine astir 7:30 a.m. CST led to a unopen down of the University Bridge astatine the highest of Saskatoon's greeting commute connected Thursday. Traffic restrictions connected University Bridge were removed by astir 4:45 p.m. CST.

The collision happened adjacent the downtown extremity of the bridge.

Police closed down conveyance and pedestrian postulation and taped disconnected entree from 25th Street, Spadina Crescent, College Drive and Clarence Avenue. The motorcycle slid astir 100 metres past the clang point, leaving a debris way and coming to remainder against a curb connected 25th Street.

Saskatoon constabulary told media the 22-year-old operator of the motorcycle was transported to hospital, wherever she was aboriginal pronounced dead.

On Thursday morning, metropolis crews were mounting up barricades astatine some ends of the span and constabulary were telling pedestrians that it would stay closed for an chartless magnitude of time.

The closure affected postulation crossed the city.

The Broadway Bridge is already closed for maintenance, and drivers coming downtown connected College Drive were shifted to the Victoria Bridge, which is already clogged due to the fact that the roundabout astatine its downtown basal is partially closed, forcing drivers to divert done a convoluted circuit that passes successful beforehand of the Remai Modern creation museum.