Calgary police are investigating a Deerfoot Trail fatal collision that claimed the life of a 70-year-old man on Tuesday afternoon. The tragic incident marks the city’s 31st traffic fatality and eighth pedestrian death of 2026.
The fatal crash occurred on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, around 1:10 p.m.
A 70-year-old man parked his pickup truck and trailer on the right shoulder of northbound Deerfoot Trail, just south of 17 Avenue S.E.
The driver exited his vehicle and stood along the shoulder beside his truck.
At the same time, another northbound truck towing a trailer drifted off the roadway into the shoulder.
The moving truck struck the parked vehicles and hit the elderly driver, who died at the scene.
The second driver, a man in his 30s, escaped injury and remained at the scene to cooperate with officers.
Collision reconstruction units continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the fatal impact.
Investigators urge anyone who witnessed the crash or captured dashcam footage to call Calgary Police at 403-266-1234 or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers.
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