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

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Serious pedestrian collision in Calgary parking lot sends senior to hospital
WATCH: A man in his early seventies was taken to hospital on Thursday after being hit by a car in a Calgary parking lot. Blake Lough reports. – Dec 10, 2020

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.”

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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.

Emergency responders at the scene of a pedestrian-vehicle collision at a Co-op in Oakridge. Global1/Global News

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.

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