CALGARY – Police said Saturday they’d responded to a domestic-related call involving the man and woman in a car that crashed through a concrete barrier on Crowchild Trail Friday night.
READ MORE: 1 dead, 1 injured in crash on Crowchild Trail in Calgary’s southwest
A witness told police the 32-year-old male driver had pulled the 25-year-old woman out of an SUV and onto the sidewalk in the 2600 block of 33 Avenue S.W. The pair got back into the SUV, drove east on 33 Avenue, turned north onto Crowchild Trail S.W. and then lost control.
Police said at about 4:50 p.m., the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe left 80 metres of tire scuff marks as it spun across four lanes of traffic. The SUV went off the road, broke through a concrete sound barrier wall, and then stopped on the grass boulevard on the east side of Crowchild Trail S.W.
The man died at the scene of the crash; the woman was taken to Foothills Medical Centre with life-threatening injuries.
The Calgary Police Service Traffic Section is investigating the incident and said speed appears to be factor.
Any witnesses to the accident or the preceding events are asked to contact the Traffic Section at 403-567-4000.
Watch below: One man is dead, and a woman is fighting for her life after a horrific crash on Crowchild Trail. Sarah Offin reports on Nov. 20.
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