City police are seeking a woman who is believed to be responsible for causing a collision that took the life of an 80-year-old cyclist. Read More
Police are searching for a woman they believe has information in the case
Police are searching for a woman they believe has information in the case
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City police are seeking a woman who is believed to be responsible for causing a collision that took the life of an 80-year-old cyclist.
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They say that on Sept. 18 at 10:45 a.m., a man was riding his e-bike on a pathway beneath the Reconciliation Bridge in the 500 block of Riverside Avenue S.E. when he was involved in a crash.
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“A review of CCTV in the area has revealed that minutes before the collision occurred, a woman is observed interfering with a pathway barrier, causing it to encroach onto the cycle path,” police said in a release.
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“The cyclist . . . was unaware of the obstruction and collided with the swinging arm of the barrier, knocking him to the ground.”
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Police say the following day, they learned the man had died in hospital from his injuries.
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They’re searching for a woman they believe has information in the case and have also released the CCTV images.
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The woman is described as having long, dark hair tied in a ponytail with a white ribbon and was wearing a light-coloured T-shirt that read “Peace for All.”
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The fatality followed the July 11 death of a cyclist in his 60s when he and the e-bike he was operating fell under the trailer of a moving dump truck at 26th Avenue and 32nd Street S.W.
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Anyone with information on the downtown cyclist fatality is asked to contact police at 403-266-1234 or provide tips anonymously at Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, online at calgarycrimestoppers.org or on the P3 Tips app.
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