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Police say they were called to the intersection of 17th Avenue and 36th Street SE around 9:30 a.m. for reports of a single vehicle crash. A pickup truck, traveling on 36th Street, went off the road and hit a bus shelter and a person standing inside just north of the intersection, according to police.
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Despite resuscitation efforts, the 42-year-old male victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was taken into custody and transported to Foothills Hospital with unspecified injuries. Police say investigators are still investigating the cause of the crash. “The speed limit on the section (of) the road is 50 kilometers per hour and early indications are that (the vehicle was travelling) well above that. Right now, I can’t say how fast,” said Sgt. Colin Foster of the collision reconstruction unit.
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“The driver is in custody based on what we know, but obviously we want to confirm that one way or another.” Pieces of the bus’ glass shelter were seen bloodied and strewn on the road on Sunday morning, about nine meters from where the structure once stood. Driving up to the bus stop, several nicks and tire marks can be seen on the pavement and sidewalk leading to a mangled truck sitting on a nearby building. Calgary police are investigating the scene of a fatal crash on 17 Ave. and 36 St. SE in Calgary on Sunday, September 18, 2022. A pickup struck a bus shelter on northbound 36 St., killing a man inside the bus shelter. Jim Wells/Postmedia Mark Soliga, who lives directly across the street from the scene, said his mother woke him up after hearing the loud bang outside. Looking outside, he saw several police officers and paramedics trying to save the victim. “There are a lot of accidents around that area, but at the bus stop, it was kind of scary,” he said. He said paramedics tried to revive the man for about 10 or 15 minutes before he was pronounced dead. Police closed 36th Street between 16th and 18th avenues SE as they continued to investigate. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact the CPS traffic division at 403-428-4000 or the non-emergency line at 403-266-1234.
