CALGARY – Three people—including a teenager airlifted by STARS—were taken to hospital after a crash in Chestermere on Tuesday afternoon.
The crash happened east of Calgary in the eastbound lanes of Highway 1 at Highway 791 at about 3:40 p.m.
A car heading northbound on Highway 791 stopped at a stop sign, then proceeded into the intersection. Another car with a 17-year-old male and female teenager was heading eastbound and hit the car in the intersection, then hit another truck also heading eastbound on Highway 1.
The 17-year-old had to be extricated from the car, then was airlifted to Foothills Medical Centre by STARS air ambulance in life-threatening condition. The female teen was taken to Foothills by ground paramedic crews in serious but stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.
The woman in the car that was heading northbound on Highway 791 was taken to Peter Lougheed Centre in stable condition with minor injuries.
The accident closed traffic in the area during rush hour, but one eastbound lane had opened on Highway 1 at around 6 p.m.
The RCMP are investigating and a collision reconstruction team was on scene as of 6 p.m.
With files from Tracy Nagai
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