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2 people killed in Trans-Canada Highway crash near Calgary

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2 people killed in Trans-Canada Highway crash near Calgary
WATCH: Two men have died after a single-vehicle crash on the Trans-Canada Highway just west of Calgary. Lauren Pullen reports. – Mar 6, 2020

Two people were killed in a crash on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary on Friday.

RCMP were called to Highway 1 just west of Old Banff Coach Road shortly after 8 a.m. for a single-vehicle collision.

Police said a passing driver spotted the vehicle already in the ditch and called for help.

A spokesperson for Calgary EMS said two men in the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene.

READ MORE: Speed, alcohol factors in fatal weekend crash: Calgary police

RCMP said they won’t be releasing the identities of the victims.

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The collision reduced westbound traffic to one lane for several hours.

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