Fatal motorcycle crash resulted in traffic gridlock
Calgary police said a young motorcyclist died Tuesday when he drove into a stationary semi-trailer on Memorial Drive. Police closed down the major commuter route for hours to investigate. A fatal motorcycle crash on Memorial Drive in Calgary, Alberta, on Tuesday afternoon resulted in an hours-long traffic backlog due to a motorcyclist driving into a semi-trailer in the right lane of the road. The driver, a 20-year-old man, died at the scene as a result of the collision. Memorial Drive was closed for hours following the collision and downtown traffic was also impacted.
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A fatal motorcycle crash along Memorial Drive prompted a police road closure resulting in an hours-long traffic backlog on Tuesday afternoon.
On Wednesday, Calgary Police said in a statement that a motorcyclist drove into a stationary semi-trailer in the right lane of the road. It happened on eastbound Memorial, approaching the Centre Street Bridge.
The motorcycle driver, a 20-year-old man, died at the scene as a result of the collision. The semi-truck driver was not injured.
Memorial Drive was closed for hours following the collision at about 2 p.m. Several people posted to social media platforms that downtown traffic was also impacted as motorists were cutting through that part of the city.
Tematy: Traffic, Calgary