Driver dies after single-vehicle crash on Stoney Trail

FILE - A Calgary police vehicle. (Nick Blakeney, CityNews image)

By Lauryn Heintz

Posted Oct 19, 2023 8:10 am.

Last Updated Oct 19, 2023 8:12 am.

A Calgary driver has died after an accident Thursday morning on southbound Stoney Trail.

Reports indicate the vehicle struck the McKnight overpass head on.

Calgary police confirm to CityNews that one person was deceased when crews arrived at 3:30 a.m.

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