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B.C. Coroners Service identities dirt bike rider involved in fatal accident

NANAIMO – The BC Coroners Service identifies man who died in a weekend dirt-biking accident.

The B.C. Coroners Service has identified a man who died in a dirt-biking accident near Nanoose Bay on the weekend.

Mark Lionel John Arsenault, 55, of Nanaimo, was riding a dirt bike on a logging road near Nanoose Bay Sunday at about 11 a.m. when he lost control of the bike and crashed.

Arsenault, who died at the scene, was found by friends he was riding with.

His family have been notified and the B.C. Coroners Service and RCMP are continue to investigate this death.