A 70-year-old man has died after being struck by a truck while standing beside his parked pickup and trailer on Deerfoot Trail in southeast Calgary.
Calgary police say the collision happened at approximately 1:10 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, on the northbound lanes of Deerfoot Trail, south of 17 Avenue S.E.
According to the Calgary Police Service, a pickup truck towing a trailer was parked on the right shoulder. Its driver, a 70-year-old man, was outside the vehicle and standing alongside the truck and trailer.
At the same time, another northbound truck towing a trailer crossed onto the shoulder, striking the parked vehicles and the man. The 70-year-old died at the scene.
Police say the driver of the second truck, a man in his 30s, was not injured and remained at the scene. Investigators have not released a determination of what caused the collision.
Police seek witnesses and dashcam footage
CPS says this was Calgary’s 31st traffic fatality of 2026 and the eighth pedestrian death recorded this year.
Anyone who witnessed the collision or has dashcam video is asked to contact police at 403-266-1234. Information can also be provided anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Police identify the investigation as case CA26482802/5276.