Driver killed in deadly multi-vehicle crash on Sarcee Trail

Calgary police respond to a fatal crash on Sarcee Trail on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025.

Calgary police say speed and alcohol are being investigated as potential factors in a fatal collision on Sarcee Trail on Friday night.

The crash happened in the southbound lanes of Sarcee between Bow Trail and 17 Avenue S.W. just before 9 p.m. and involved multiple vehicles.

Police say a car travelling the wrong direction in the southbound lanes of Sarcee side-swiped a southbound minivan.

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After striking the minivan, police say the heavily damaged car continued north in the southbound lanes.

Investigators say the car travelled another 170 metres before hitting an SUV head-on.

The SUV was forced backward into the centre median cable barrier, while the car came to rest in the southbound lane.

The driver of the minivan, a man in his 60s, suffered minor injuries, as did the teenage boy in the back seat of the vehicle. Both were treated at the scene by paramedics.

The driver of the SUV, a man in his 40s, was taken to hospital with minor injuries and released a short time later.

The driver of the car, a man in his mid-40s, was killed.

The crash caused a section of Sarcee Trail to be closed for several hours.