One person was taken to hospital following a collision between a semi-trailer truck and another vehicle Wednesday afternoon in Calgary, closing roads in the area.
Alberta Health Services EMS said they were called about an accident at 61st Avenue and 84th Street Southeast at around 1:40 p.m.
Pictures from the scene showed damage to the front of a semi-trailer truck and a car, with debris on the road.
In an update Thursday, Calgary police said a 2012 Hyundai Veloster being driven by a 29-year-old man was heading west on 61st Avenue at a high rate of speed.
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At the same time, a semi being driven by a 44-year-old man was heading east on 61st Avenue.
“It is believed the driver of the Hyundai lost control of the vehicle, crossed over the centre line and into the path of the semi-truck, resulting in a head-on collision,” Calgary police said in a news release.
The driver of the Hyundai was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition, police said.
The driver of the semi remained at the scene and was not injured.
Police said speed is being investigated as a factor in the collision.
Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to contact police at 403-428-4000.
— with files from Caley Gibson, Global News.
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