Driver suffers life-threatening injuries in southeast Calgary crash
![vehicle collision Macleod Trail and Stoney Trail A vehicle collision at Macleod Trail and Stoney Trail in Calgary’s southeast has sent one person to hospital with serious injuries.](/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2024/4/23/vehicle-collision-macleod-trail-and-stoney-trail-1-6859542-1713925570431.jpg)
Calgary police are investigating a crash in Stoney Trail on Tuesday that sent a man to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The crash happened at roughly 4:15 p.m. on the ramp from northbound Macleod Trail to Stoney Trail S.E.
Police say a 50-year-old man driving a waste disposal truck failed to navigate the curve in the road, crossing the shoulder onto the grassy median before hitting a light pole and then striking the supporting wall of the above bridge deck.
The truck rolled, coming to rest on its roof.
The driver suffered life-threatening injuries.
Police say speed, drugs and alcohol are not considered to be factors in the collision.
Anyone with information or dash-cam footage is asked to call police at 403-266-1234.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers.
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