A two-year-old has died after being struck by a vehicle while in a stroller in the city’s southwest Sunday, Calgary police say.
They say it happened at around 4:30 p.m. when two parents were pushing a toddler in a stroller through a marked crosswalk at the Hull Avenue and Horton Road SW intersection.
Then, a Jeep Cherokee going westbound turned south into the intersection, striking the stroller.
Officers say the toddler was rushed to hospital, but died there at around 6 p.m.
No other injuries were reported.
The scene after a collision on Hull Avenue and Horton Road SW in Calgary on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (Matthew Johnson, CityNews image)
Meanwhile, police say the driver of the Jeep remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation.
Impairment or speed aren’t considered factors. CPS acting inspector Mike Anderson says the investigation is ongoing and charges haven’t been laid.
“Our investigators are going to be looking at environmental concerns,” he told reporters. “State of the crosswalk. Talking to witnesses. When the parents are ready to talk to us, we’ll be talking to them about what happened. Talk to the driver as well.”
He says this is the city’s seventh traffic-related death of 2026.
“It’s an absolute tragedy,” Anderson said.
“There’s two parents who lost their two-year-old child today, and I think, as a city, that’s shocking and disappointing.”
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Calgary police at 403-266-1234 or leave a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
With files from Mya Butler
Editor’s note: CPS acting inspector Mike Anderson said there have been seven traffic-related deaths in the city in 2026, not pedestrian deaths.