{"id":480561,"date":"2026-02-17T11:25:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/480561\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:25:58","slug":"beyond-horrific-crash-kills-calgary-father-severely-injures-daughter-in-edmonton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/480561\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Beyond horrific\u2019 crash kills Calgary father, severely injures daughter in Edmonton"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vehicle problems that turned into a nightmare \u2013 that\u2019s how family members describe a crash that killed a Calgary father and left his 21-year-old daughter with life-changing injuries.<\/p>\n

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The crash happened on the east leg of Anthony Henday Drive<\/a> near the Wye Road overpass, just before 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8.<\/p>\n

Strathcona County RCMP said two vehicles were stopped on the shoulder of the road and both drivers were out of their vehicles, trying to change a tire, when the fatal collision occurred.<\/p>\n

Victoria Fortuna had been driving the Henday, says her aunt Laurel Cousens, when she got a flat tire and called her father Paul for help.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were getting the equipment out to change the flat tire and another driver plowed into the back of the second vehicle and pinned the two of them between the two SUVs,\u201d Cousens said.<\/p>\n

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Police say the father, daughter and their vehicles \u2014 a Chevy Suburban and Acura MDX \u2014 were hit by a Jeep Grand Cherokee.<\/p>\n

RCMP confirmed a 53-year-old man \u2014 identified by the family as Paul \u2014 died at the scene.<\/p>\n

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One week after the crash, Victoria is still in the ICU.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tVictoria Fortuna in the Calgary Stampede parade.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy: Laurel Cousens\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is just overwhelming, the road ahead of her to rebuild her life,\u201d Cousens said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been beyond horrific for Victoria.\u201d<\/p>\n

Victoria\u2019s family said both her legs had to be amputated and she\u2019s undergone multiple surgeries.<\/p>\n

They say quick work from other drivers on the Henday saved her life.<\/p>\n

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\u201cApparently it was a doctor \u2014 and I believe his wife \u2014 a nurse, were able to perform emergency techniques to stem the bleeding,\u201d Cousens said<\/p>\n

Victoria had moved to Edmonton from Calgary to attend MacEwan University\u2019s fine arts program.<\/p>\n

A GoFundMe<\/a> to help Victoria\u2019s family stay close to her and provide care reached its initial goal within a day.<\/p>\n

Her family is thankful for the support. They also want to thank the people who helped at the scene.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just cannot express enough just how much that support means to us and it\u2019s helping to prop us up through this horrendous, horrendous ordeal,\u201d Cousens said.<\/p>\n

They also want drivers to take more care on the roads and say this situation was avoidable.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis could be your daughter, sister, friend, niece, granddaughter and like why?\u201d Cousens said.\u00a0\u201cIt is so not worth the risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

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