Senior hit by vehicle in southwest Calgary parking lot suffers serious injuries

A 71-year-old man was rushed to hospital on Thursday after being hit by a vehicle in a southwest Calgary parking lot, police said.

The collision happened outside the Calgary Co-op on Southland Drive Southwest at around 2:20 p.m.

In a Friday news release, police said the victim was hit by a silver Ford Escape after the driver, a 90-year-old man, backed out of a parking stall.

“The driver then accelerated forward suddenly striking a 71-year-old male pedestrian near the sidewalk,” police said. “The pedestrian was carried for a short distance and then fell onto the roadway as the vehicle slowed, coming to rest against a parked vehicle.”

According to police, the pedestrian suffered serious, life-threatening injuries.

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The driver of the Ford wasn’t injured and remained at the scene, police said.

A large area in the Co-op parking lot, just outside the front entrance, was taped off on Thursday afternoon, and several emergency vehicles as well as the collision reconstruction unit could be seen in the area.

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Alcohol and drugs are not considered to be factors in the crash, according to police.

Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call the Calgary Police Service’s non-emergency number at 403-266-1234 or to contact Crime Stoppers anonymously.