Motorcyclist's Collision With Bear on Highway Captured by Helmet Cam [VIDEO]

A Canadian motorcyclist who was preoccupied in filming speed with the help of his helmet cam collided with a black bear that darted in front of the speeding motorcyclist on Highway 7 in British Colombia's Fraser Valley.

The terrifying action was captured on his helmet camera. The motorcyclist was seen accelerating from 0 km/h to 140km/h in less than 20 seconds at the time of collision. The unidentified speeding motorcyclist suffered broken bones and a concussion. He suffered serious injuries that were not life threatening. How did the bear fare in the accident? He has no clear recall.

The video captured by the helmet cam was posted online on June 30 by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RMCP) in an effort to caution drivers who get distracted while driving and over shoot the speed limit, reports The Canadian Press.

"He's going from zero to 140 in less than 20 seconds," RCMP Cpl. Robert McDonald said, describing the images. "You can see that he is focusing on the speedometer when the bear is already into the roadway so he's distracted by filming. When he finally looks up to see the bear at 140 kilometres, there's not a lot of time to (react)."

Reports according to CBC News state that the driver was fined $138 for speeding.

Officials tried to hunt for the bear after the accident but found no trace of it.

"There are no signs of impact on the front end of the motorcycle. The mirror was broken from falling over and (there are) scratches on the motorcycle from skidding down the road, but we couldn't see any signs of impact," said Cpl McDonald.

Bears often manage to survive such accidents due to their massive build and weight. The B.C. conservation authority is still awaiting a report of this incident, says Global News.

Recently, increased bear sightings in Florida Panhandle created a lot of buzz, which prompted the state wildlife officials to conduct a public workshop that focused on the safety measures the residents needed to take and offered certain guidelines. Nearly 100 bears die each year on Florida roadways. The highest number of bears killed was reported in the year 2002 with nearly 132 bear deaths.