Wheel flies off trailer, smashes windshield of car on Stoney Trail

Wheel vs Windshield — A car with a damaged windshield on the side of Stoney Trail after a wheel flew off a trailer and struck the car on August 2, 2024. Max Latimer/CityNews

Posted Aug 2, 2024 2:06 pm.

Last Updated Aug 2, 2024 2:54 pm.

It was a close call for one driver on a Calgary highway on Friday afternoon after a wheel flew off a trailer and struck a car windshield.

Emergency crews were called to westbound Stoney Trail approaching Deerfoot Trail NE around 1:20 p.m. for reports of a crash.

Calgary police tell CityNews a wheel came off a trailer that was being towed by a truck and smashed the windshield of another car.

No injuries were reported.

Police are investigating what led to the wheel coming loose.

*Police are investigating after a loose wheel struck the windshield of a car on Stoney Trail in Calgary on August 2, 2024. Max Latimer/CityNews*

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