{"id":695573,"date":"2026-05-26T20:14:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/695573\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T20:14:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:14:20","slug":"fiery-single-vehicle-crash-kills-one-in-nw-calgary-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/695573\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiery single vehicle crash kills one in NW Calgary, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

One person has been killed after a fiery single-vehicle crash in the city\u2019s northwest Tuesday, Calgary police say.<\/p>\n

It happened at around 2 a.m. when the driver and lone passenger, a 35-year-old man, was driving west on Crowchild Trail NW.<\/p>\n

Then, as he was exiting onto Northland Drive, he left the road and drove onto a grassy median. <\/p>\n

Officers say the vehicle sideswiped a concrete barrier and crashed into another before flying into the air and ejecting the driver. The vehicle flipped onto its roof and went up in flames.<\/p>\n

The man died of his injuries on the scene.<\/p>\n

Battalion fire chief Bruce Barrs says crews found the vehicle beneath the overpass, and a man lying on the ground.<\/p>\n

\"AA tow truck retrieves a burnt vehicle on Crowchild Trail NW near Northland Drive in Calgary on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (Max Latimer, CityNews image)<\/p>\n

Police say speed is being considered a factor, though they are ruling out drugs and alcohol.<\/p>\n

An investigation is ongoing. Westbound Crowchild Trail was closed between Briseboise Drive and Northland Drive and has since reopened.<\/p>\n

Police ask anyone with information about this incident to call them at 403-266-1234 or leave a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers<\/a>\u00a0at 1-800-222-8477.<\/p>\n

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