Calgary police said a man was in life-threatening condition after a truck crashed into a southeast home.
Around 1:36 a.m. Friday, police along with the Calgary Fire Department (CFD) responded to reports of a crash in the 2100 block of 76 Avenue S.E.
EMS confirmed to Global News that a man was extracted from the truck and taken to hospital in serious condition. As of Friday evening, he was in stable condition.
“I think we’re very lucky. Thank goodness there was no one sitting on that main level of the house and I think the driver is very lucky,” said Sgt. Brad Norman who added the truck made a “significant impact” to the structure of the home.
The truck remained lodged in part of the basement of the home along 76 Ave as of about 11 a.m.
“Once we pull the truck out of the house … we’ll have the CFD come back and they will do their calculations to make sure that the house is sound,” Norman added.
Alcohol and speed are potential factors in the crash, police said.
The traffic sergeant at the scene said four adults and two babies were asleep in the home at the time of the crash and were uninjured.
‘I freaked out’: homeowner recalls crash
Global News spoke to the homeowner, Francis Ositadinma, who said prior to the crash, he had been up to feed his one-week-old newborn.
“Maybe like 15 minutes later, I hear this huge collision and one of the first things that came to my mind was maybe someone just ran into a vehicle because one of my buddies was parked on the street but then, I looked outside and I see a police vehicle parked in front and then there was a vehicle right inside my building,” Ositadinma said.
“So obviously I freaked out and woke everyone up to get out of the house as fast as I can.”
The man said they had just taken possession of the building about two weeks ago and added the crash could have been much worse as someone was supposed to be living in the room the truck crashed into.
“I actually have someone supposed to be moving into the basement today,” he said.
“Thank God because the guy was supposed to move in a couple of days ago and for some reason he just had something else in place for the time being, so thank God that didn’t happen.”
The CPS said the vehicle could have hit a gas line which is why they taped off a large area surrounding the crash.
A detour was promptly set up to help the morning traffic rush. Bus routes 36 and 41 were rerouted or cancelled altogether in the area. However, the impacted roads had been reopened as of late Friday afternoon.
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