
1 man dead, 1 in custody after fatal head-on crash on Deerfoot Trail
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A portion of Deerfoot Trail has been closed between the 32nd Avenue and 16th Avenue N.E. exits in both directions as the Calgary Police Service investigates a fatal early morning crash.
A portion of southbound Deerfoot Trail has been closed between the 32nd Avenue and 16th Avenue N.E. exits as the Calgary Police Service investigates a fatal early morning crash.
Emergency crews were called to the scene at around 3:15 a.m. and found one of the drivers, a man in his 20s, dead on scene.
The other driver involved, also a man in his 20s, was taken into police custody.
The investigation into the fatal crash is underway and police say it's too early to tell if speed or alcohol were factors.
Police have not released an estimated time for the reopening of the southbound lanes of Deerfoot Trail. The northbound lanes reopened to traffic shortly before 7 a.m.
This is a developing story. It will be updated throughout the morning.
