A truck driver from Saskatoon who is facing charges related to a fatal chain-reaction crash in Calgary has been granted bail.
The accident happened on April 2 on Stoney Trail near Nose Hill Drive northwest.
Police say a 57-year-old woman was killed when her SUV was hit by another vehicle, believed to be a semi-truck that fled the scene.
As the victim was being attended to by a road maintenance crew, police said she was struck by a second vehicle — a pickup truck — that first hit a cable barrier before running over the woman.
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Gaganpreet Singh, 26, who investigators believe was driving the semi, was arrested several hours after the crash.
He is charged with hit-and-run and hit-and-run causing death.
Police credited information from the public for helping lead them to a semi-truck — found in Rocky View County, just outside of Calgary — that they believe was the one involved in the crash.
Singh is scheduled to be back in court on May 9 and is prohibited from commercial truck driving until his case is resolved.
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