By Canadian Press

Teen skateboarder dies in hospital after Calgary collision involving SUV

May 7, 2025 | 3:16 PM

CALGARY — Police say an Alberta teen has died after he was hit by an SUV in Calgary last week while riding his skateboard.

Officers were called to a collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle at Hunterview Drive and Hunterbrook Road.

They say a 79-year-old woman had been travelling south in her 2011 Buick Enclave toward the intersection as the 17-year-old boy approached.

He was hit by the Buick and suffered serious, life-threatening injuries, while the woman was not hurt.

The teenager had been taken to hospital and police say he has since died.

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Police aren’t considering speed, drugs or alcohol to be factors in the collision.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 7, 2025.

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