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Calgary police investigate 2 deadly collisions

A Calgary Police Service logo is seen on a vehicle parked at headquarters in Calgary, April 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Calgary police say two people have been killed in two separate collisions Wednesday evening.

Officers were called to Elbow Drive and 61st Avenue Southwest for a collision involving a pedestrian at around 7 p.m.

Police said a man did not survive.

The driver stayed at the scene.

In a separate incident, police responded to northbound Crowchild Trail Northwest just north of 5th Avenue shortly before 8 p.m.

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A man also died at that scene.

Police say the victim in that incident was a Good Samaritan who stopped to help another motorist when his vehicle rolled back.

Both investigations are ongoing.

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