35-year-old man killed in crash on Calgary’s Crowchild Trail

Calgary police say one person died in a crash along Crowchild Trail N.W.

A 35-year-old man was killed in a fiery single-vehicle crash on Crowchild Trail N.W. on Tuesday.

The collision happened in the westbound lanes near Northland Drive N.W. just before 2 a.m.

Police say the driver of a 2007 Nissan Altima was exiting Crowchild onto Northland when his vehicle left the road and entered a grass median.

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“The vehicle continued west before sideswiping a concrete barrier, then colliding with another, sending the vehicle into the air and ejecting the driver,” police said in a news release.

The vehicle landed on its roof, then caught fire.

The driver, the only person in the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say while drugs and alcohol are not considered factors in the crash, speed is being investigated.

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Anyone with additional information about the collision is asked to call police at 403-266-1234. Tips can also be sent anonymously through Crime Stoppers.