A 28-year-old man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Calgary’s south early Wednesday morning.
Calgary police say it happened around 12:40 a.m. on southbound Macleod Trail S.
As a result, southbound Macleod Trail between Canyon Meadows Drive and Shawnessy Boulevard SW was closed to traffic for several hours.
Staff Sgt. John Guigon says crews were waiting to clear up the last bit of debris.
“Our traffic members on scene have indicated that they’re simply waiting for the arrival of a a street cleaner to pick up the last bits of debris at the scene,” he said.
Area roads reopened to traffic just before 7 a.m.
Police say speed is a factor in this incident.
This crash is the latest in a string of several fatal motorcycle incidents this summer.
On Aug. 24, a 20-year-old man died when he hit an SUV on his motorcycle at 16 Avenue and 10 Street NE. Nearly a week later, on Aug. 15, at 12 Avenue and Centre Street SE, a man in his 60s died after crashing his bike.
A few weeks before that, on Aug. 5, a man in his 40s died after losing control changing lanes on Stoney Trail near Crowchild Trail NW.
Guigon said all of them have one thing in common.
“Just please slow down, that really would help things significantly,” he said.
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