One man killed, another seriously injured in southeast Calgary crash

CALGARY - A stretch of 84th Street in southeast Calgary was closed after a collision between a car and a minivan that killed one man and seriously injured another.

Police said the two vehicle crash occurred just before 10 a.m. on 84th Street, just north of 17th Ave SE.

The man in the sedan, described by police as being in his 20's, was killed. The driver of the minivan, a man in his 40's, was extricated from the vehicle using hydraulic tools and taken to Foothills Hospital, where he is now in serious but stable condition.

"For some reason, one of the vehicles crossed the centre line and we had a head-on collision," Calgary Police Duty Inspector Rob Williams said.

Police investigators said they don't believe alcohol was a factor in the accident but they are investigating the possibility that one of the drivers fell asleep.