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Woman killed, man seriously injured in motorcycle crash on Memorial Drive in Calgary

Emergency crews respond to a fatal motorcycle crash on Memoiral Drive on Friday, Aug. 13. Global News

One person was killed and another badly injured in a crash between a motorcycle and a pedestrian on Memorial Drive on Friday.

Police said a woman was walking in the area of Memorial Drive and 12 Street Northeast at around 1 a.m. when she was hit by a motorcycle.

Emergency crews respond to a fatal motorcycle crash on Memoiral Drive on Friday, Aug. 13. Global News

Paramedics pronounced the woman dead at the scene.

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EMS said the man driving the motorcycle was taken to hospital in critical, life-threatening condition.

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The collision caused the closure of eastbound Memorial Drive between Edmonton Trail and 12 Street Northeast.

 

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