Three people taken to hospital after crash near Balzac

Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash north of Calgary on Sunday.

Emergency crews were called to Highway 566 near Balzac, Alta., at around 5:30 p.m.

RCMP said it appeared a pickup truck hit a car, forcing both vehicles off the road.

EMS said three people were taken to the Foothills Medical Centre; one woman was flown to the hospital by STARS Air Ambulance with serious, potentially life-threatening injuries while two other people were taken by ground ambulance in serious but stable condition.