Calgary police are investigating a fatal collision in the city’s southeast early Saturday morning.
Police said around 12:20 a.m., a man in his 70s was walking northbound along 47th Street Southeast and crossing Memorial Drive Southeast at a marked crosswalk.
At the same time, an SUV traveling eastbound on Memorial Drive Southeast approaching the intersection struck the man, who was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Police said the driver fled before officers arrived and continued eastbound before abandoning the vehicle, which was located a short time after the incident. The police are still looking for the driver.
It is being investigated whether excessive speed was the cause of this collision.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers.
