Calgary police said a 78-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in the city’s southwest early Monday morning.
Police said at around 5:15 a.m., a 2008 grey Nissan Altima was travelling west on Anderson Road, when the vehicle failed to negotiate a bend in the roadway leading to Buffalo Run Boulevard.
According to police, the car then left the roadway, struck a retaining wall and rolled over a number of times.
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When emergency services arrived, the man was found outside the vehicle and was pronounced deceased.
Police said impairment and speed are not considered factors in the crash.
Westbound lanes of Anderson Road were closed for several hours following the collision.
The traffic unit is continuing to investigate, and police are asking anyone who witnessed the crash to contact them.
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