Two men in were in a single-vehicle collision Thursday night in northeast Calgary.
At around 6:30 p.m., a large equipment truck rolled at an off-ramp at Deerfoot Trail and Stoney Trail N.E.
The Calgary Police Service believes the vehicle, a Western Star Conventional dump truck, was travelling on the ramp from northbound Deerfoot Trail to eastbound Stoney Trail N.E. when the driver “failed to negotiate a curve” and lost control of the truck. It rolled over and came to rest on the embankment on the south side of the road.
Speed is being investigated as a factor, but alcohol and drugs are not being considered as factors right now.
Police and EMS told Global News one man – the 24-year-old driver – was pronounced dead. The other man, 32, was transported to hospital in serious but stable condition.
Just before 8 p.m., Calgary police were asking the public to avoid the intersection of Deerfoot Trail and Stoney Trail in the city’s northeast due to a collision.
The offramp from northbound Deerfoot Trail N.E. to eastbound Stoney Trail N.E. was closed until just after midnight.
Police are asking anyone with information or dashcam footage of the incident to contact police at 403-266-1234. Anonymous tips can be provided to Crime Stoppers.
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