Three people injured in separate Calgary reversing-vehicle collisions
A parked vehicle rolled backward in Cedarbrae on Thursday; a second collision in a southwest parking lot Saturday left a woman in her 80s hospitalized. Both cases remain under investigation.
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Three people were injured across two separate collisions involving vehicles moving backward in Calgary over the past three days — both cases raising questions about blind spots and driver attention.
The first collision occurred Thursday afternoon in the 0-100 block of Cedardale Hill S.W. in Cedarbrae, when a parked vehicle began rolling backward and struck a person. Calgary police said Sunday that the victim, who was initially transported with life-threatening injuries, is now in serious but stable condition. A second person was injured when a driver attempted to enter the moving vehicle to stop it, getting knocked down in the process and transported to hospital with minor injuries as a precaution.
On Saturday morning, a woman in her 80s walking through a southwest Calgary business parking lot at 251 Stewart Green S.W. with a mobility walker was struck by a vehicle reversing from a parking stall. She was transported to Rockyview General Hospital and is now in stable, non-life-threatening condition. The driver, a woman in her 70s, was not injured.
Angela Fuentes, a driving instructor, said pedestrians are especially difficult to see when a driver is reversing because of blind spots around the rear of vehicles. "Pedestrians can be difficult to see when a driver is reversing because vehicles have blind spots around the rear. A pedestrian, especially a small child, can be hiding behind the vehicle, or can move into the vehicle's blind spots unexpectedly," Fuentes said. She recommends drivers walk around their car to check for people or obstacles before reversing, and cautioned that vehicle size and over-reliance on backup cameras and mirrors can obscure pedestrians. "If I could give Calgary drivers one piece of advice, it would be to slow down and look around before you move," she said.
Calgary police said it is too early to determine whether impairment, speed or distraction contributed to the Saturday collision. All possible factors in both incidents remain under investigation. Anyone with information about either collision is asked to contact Calgary police at 403-266-1234.
The facts
How many people were injured in these collisions?
Three people were injured across the two separate reversing-vehicle collisions in Calgary.
What happened in the Cedarbrae collision on Thursday, September 24, 2026?
A parked vehicle rolled backward in the 0-100 block of Cedardale Hill S.W. in Cedarbrae and struck a person. A second person was injured when attempting to enter the moving vehicle to stop it.
Where and when was the second collision?
On Saturday, September 26, 2026, a woman in her 80s was struck by a reversing vehicle in a southwest Calgary business parking lot at 251 Stewart Green S.W.
Why are pedestrians at risk when drivers reverse?
Vehicles have blind spots around the rear that make pedestrians difficult to see, particularly small children. Vehicle size and over-reliance on backup cameras and mirrors can further obscure pedestrians.
