Police continue to investigate a bizarre crash on Calgary’s Deerfoot Trail that saw a van roll down onto the highway from an elevated road.
Emergency crews were called to the northbound lanes of Deerfoot near Memorial Drive NE around 8:55 a.m. Tuesday for a multi-vehicle collision.
Calgary police say a 2020 Ford Transit was heading westbound on Memorial when the van left the road and hit a concrete barrier. The van then rolled into a grass median and down onto the highway below.
The driver was ejected from the van and landed on the road, while the van struck a 2017 Honda Accord that heading northbound on Deerfoot. The Honda rolled over following the impact with the van.
A 2025 GMC Sierra that also travelling northbound on Deerfoot behind the Honda hit the ejected driver.
The Ford van continued off the road northwest into the median and was hit by a 2022 Ram truck travelling in the far-left lane that was towing a utility trailer. The Ram sustained damage to its front end and its trailer.
The driver ejected from the van, a 34-year-old man, was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition. His condition ha been upgraded to stable.
The driver and passenger of the Honda that the van landed on, an 81-year-old man and 80-year-old man, were taken to hospital with serious non-life-threatening injuries.
The drivers of the other two involved vehicles were not injured.
Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the crash and are looking into whether speed or impairment were factors.
Police are asking any witnesses or anyone who may dashcam footage of the area to contact them. Anyone with information can call police at 403-266-1234, or submit tips to CrimeStoppers anonymously.