A person was removed from a burning vehicle and taken to hospital after a crash on Whitemud Drive Thursday morning, according to Edmonton Fire Rescue Services.
EFRS was called at 7:22 a.m. to a report of a collision and a car on fire. Three units were dispatched and the first arrived on scene at 7:29 a.m.
Eastbound traffic on Whitemud Drive was significantly backed up as emergency crews responded to the crash on the freeway.
Shortly after 7:30 a.m., a Global News crew spotted the aftermath of a crash near 53 Avenue. In an email, a spokesperson for the Edmonton Police Service said a three-vehicle crash was reported on the freeway between the Quesnell Bridge and 53 Avenue.
Paramedics could be seen attending to a person after the crash. Police said that person was a driver of one of the vehicles involved and she was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
As of 8 a.m., a long line of eastbound traffic could be seen moving very slowly west of the crash scene.
At 9:15 a.m., police said two lanes of traffic remained closed as investigators worked to determine what happened.
Police did not say how long they expected the investigation to impact traffic in the area.