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Fundraiser for Irish citizen killed in Vancouver motorcycle crash

Vancouver police believe the motorcyclist was driving south and collided with a grey Honda CR-V in Arbutus Ridge
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Irish citizen Anthony McGwynne, 27, died in a motorcycle crash in Vancouver on July 4.

A 27-year-old Irish citizen living in Vancouver who died in a motorcycle crash is being remembered as a "guiding light" by his partner and family. 

Vancouver police responded to a collision July 4 between a motorcyclist and a driver on Arbutus Street.

The accident happened just before 9:30 p.m.

Anthony McGwynne was identified as the motorcyclist who died at the scene. 

Partner Antonella Lagana created a fundraiser for McGwynne and said the man from Calry, Sligo lived with passion and humour that was infectious. 

“[He] approached every day with genuine kindness and a determination to make it better for those around him whom he loved so dearly,” Lagana said.

"Anthony, was not just a loving partner and companion but a guiding light in my life and in the lives of so many others."

More than $54,000 has been raised, which will go towards bringing McGwynne home to Sligo. The money raised will also go towards a trust for future repatriations of Irish citizens.