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A motorcycle rider has suffered serious injuries after smashing into the back of an R-C-M-P cruiser.

Police say the cruiser was stopped Highway 22-X near Rockyview yesterday afternoon waiting behind another vehicle that was waiting to turn left.

The 51-year-old motorcycle rider was thrown from the bike but his injuries aren’t believed to be life-threatening.

The officer in the cruiser was not injured.