88-year-old driver killed in northeast Calgary crash
One person was killed and another was injured in a two-vehicle crash in northeast Calgary on Wednesday.
Emergency crews were called to 19 Street and 39 Avenue N.E. at 10:45 a.m. for reports of a collision involving two SUVs.
Police said in a Wednesday statement to CTV News it's believed a Chevrolet Trailblazer travelling west on 39 Avenue failed to stop at a stop sign.
The Trailblazer was then hit by a Suzuki Grand Vitara travelling south through the intersection on 19 Street.
Carol Henke, a spokesperson for the Calgary Fire Department, says firefighters extricated two people from the Trailblazer, which had rolled.
Police say the driver of the Trailblazer, an 88-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene, while his wife, who had been sitting in the passenger seat, was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The driver of the Grand Vitara, a 65-year-old man, was not injured.
Investigators don't believe drugs or alcohol were factors in the collision.
The crash caused the intersection of 19 Street and 39 Avenue N.E. to be closed for several hours.
Anyone with information on the collision is asked to call police at 403-266-1234, or to contact Crime Stoppers anonymously.
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