RCMP say a driver from Washington has been charged with making an unsafe u-turn after a crash on Highway 22 that killed a motorcycle rider.

They say the motorcycle was carrying two riders and was heading north on Highway 22 near Highway 540 near Longview Sunday when it hit the side of an SUV that was making a u-turn.

The 45-year-old man operating the motorcycle died in hospital while his 12-year-old passenger was flown by STARS to Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary.

Police say he's in stable condition.

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