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Multi-car pileup shuts down southbound Deerfoot Trail

As many as 15 vehicles were involved in a pileup on Deerfoot Trail on Monday, Jan. 1. Paul MacEachern/Global News

A multi-car pileup put southbound traffic at a standstill on Deerfoot Trail in Calgary on Monday morning.

As many as 15 cars were reported to be involved in the crash which happened just after 9 a.m. between Memorial Drive and 17 Avenue.

Warming temperatures made for icy roads and fog across Calgary.

EMS said a total of 18 people were assessed at the scene and four were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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A Calgary Transit bus was dispatched to the scene to keep drivers and passengers warm as they waited.

More to come.

 

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