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

They say the motorcycle, with two riders, was heading north on Highway 22 near Highway 5-40 near Longview Sunday when it hit the side of an S-U-V 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 air ambulance to Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary.

Police say the 12 year old is in stable condition.