Two women from Calgary were killed and three other people, including a child, were sent to hospital following a two-vehicle crash east of Calgary on Sunday.
RCMP said it happened around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday at the intersection of Highway 9 and Highway 564, north of the hamlet of Dalroy, about 20 kilometres east of Calgary.
The two vehicles involved were a Ford Escape SUV and a GMC pickup that was towing a trailer.
Two people in the Escape, identified as a 33-year-old woman and a 63-year-old woman, were killed —one was declared deceased at the scene and the other died in hospital.
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Two other passengers from the vehicle are in hospital in critical condition, including a child who was taken to Alberta Children’s Hospital by STARS Air Ambulance.
The driver of the pickup was also taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Nearby roads were shut down for several hours.
There’s no word from police on what caused the crash.
They are talking about a traffic circle for this intersection which I feel will only cause more issues. Widen the southbound lane and put in a turn lane. The absense of a turn lane at this intersection is the issue. People slow down to turn to go to Calgary and instead of slowing down behind them, people use the left turn lane to overtake the slower traffic. I see it all the time