At 9:37 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 23 the Columbia Valley Detachment was advised of a fatal single vehicle accident on Highway 93, in Kootenay National Park, approximately eight km west of the B.C./Alberta border.

The accident involved a 2001 Volvo driven by a 67-year-old Calgary male and a collision with a moose. The vehicle was east bound at the time of the accident. The collision happened on the east bound lane at which time the vehicle then drove off the road.

Given the location of the accident, Banff RCMP, ambulance and fire department were first on scene.  It was determined that the passenger, a 73-year-old male, also from Calgary, was deceased.

The driver was taken to the Banff Hospital then flown to Foothills Hospital in Calgary.

South East District Traffic re-constructionist attended the scene to assist in the investigation.

Columbia Valley Detachment will continue to assist the Coroner’s office as this investigation continues.

S/Sgt Marko Shehovac,

NCO i/c Columbia Valley Detachment

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