Pedestrian hit on Memorial Drive in NE Calgary

A police vehicle is shown at Calgary Police Service headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, April 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh THE CANADIAN PRESS

By CityNews Staff

Posted Jan 30, 2026 6:23 am.

Last Updated Jan 30, 2026 9:14 am.

A person has been taken to hospital after being hit by a vehicle in Calgary’s northeast early Friday morning.

Police say it happened shortly after 5 a.m. at Memorial Drive and 4 Street NE.

EMS tells 660 NewsRadio the pedestrian was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition.

Police later upgraded the individual’s injuries to non-life threatening.

Significant traffic delays were expected during the morning commute do the road closures.

However, roads were open and vehicles were flowing normally shortly before 7 a.m.

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