Fatal crash closes northbound lanes of Calgary’s Deerfoot Trail for afternoon

One person is dead following a single-vehicle collision on Wednesday afternoon, shutting down one direction of Calgary’s Deerfoot Trail.

At around 1:30 p.m., the collision was reported on Deerfoot near Southland Drive Southeast.

An AHS EMS spokesperson said one person was pronounced dead on the scene.

A Calgary Fire Department spokesperson confirmed the victim in the crash was female.

Photos from the scene showed a black vehicle at rest near a signpost and emergency responders on the scene.

At 2:20 p.m., northbound lanes of Deerfoot Trail were closed to traffic at 24 Street Southeast. Traffic coming from Bow Bottom Trail Southeast towards Deerfoot Trail was also being diverted off the highway.

Northbound lanes reopened at around 6 p.m.

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On Thursday, police said the 2007 Infiniti G35 sedan was being driven by a 29-year-old woman northbound on the Deerfoot Trail ramp from the Anderson Road and Bow Bottom Trail interchange, approaching the exit for Southland Drive S.E. That’s when police believe the car lost control near the exit and mounted the curb, went off-road and struck a concrete support beam.

Police said speed and alcohol were believed to be factors in the collision.

Anyone with dashcam footage or who has information about the incident is asked to call the CPS non-emergency line at 403-266-1234. Anonymous tips can be provided to Crime Stoppers.