One person killed in two-vehicle collision on Deerfoot Trail

Deerfoot Trail in south Calgary was closed for several hours overnight into Sunday morning due to a fatal crash.

Responders were called to the scene for a two-vehicle collision in the northbound lanes of the freeway near exit 248, between Glenmore Trail and Blackfoot Trail S.E. shortly before 11 p.m., the Calgary Police Service said in a message sent to media.

The driver of a car involved in the collision died of their injuries at the scene, said Calgary police Staff Sgt. Mike Kelm, while a second driver of an SUV was taken to a hospital for treatment of serious life-threatening injuries. The crash survivor has since been released from medical care.

All lanes were shut in both direction for a time to allow police investigators to undertake collision reconstruction, with Deerfoot Trail fully reopened by 5 a.m.

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