Motorcycle crash closes part of Crowchild Trail in Calgary
1 person was taken to hospital
Traffic was rerouted by police for a few hours in the northwest part of the city because of an accident involving a motorcycle on Thursday evening.
Det. Emma Parker of the Calgary Police Service said a single-vehicle accident involving a motorcycle shut down the southbound lanes of Crowchild Trail at Memorial Drive N.W.
Traffic in the area was re-routed to Kensington Road N.W. and YYC Transportation tweeted that people should use an alternate route, or avoid the area if possible.
UPDATE: Single vehicle incident, SB Crowchild Tr at Memorial Dr NW, the road is closed SB at Kensington Rd. Use alternate route if possible. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/yyctraffic?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#yyctraffic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/yycroads?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#yycroads</a> <a href="https://t.co/75ArsL6dIo">pic.twitter.com/75ArsL6dIo</a>
—@yyctransportThe scene was cleared by just after midnight.
CLEAR: The single vehicle incident on Southbound Crowchild Trail at Memorial Drive NW is cleared. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/yyctraffic?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#yyctraffic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/yycroads?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#yycroads</a>
—@yyctransport