Four children and two adults are in hospital after a serious crash shut down an intersection in northwest Calgary on Monday afternoon.
Calgary police and emergency responders were called to McKnight Boulevard and Simons Road N.W. at about 2:20 p.m. McKnight Boulevard was shut down in both directions for several hours as the investigation was underway.
The collision involved a minivan and a pickup, resulting in serious injuries to all six passengers who were in the minivan. All six were transported to hospital.
“Paramedics transported four children to Alberta Children’s Hospital,” said Shane Paton with Alberta Health Services EMS. “One in life-threatening condition, one in serious but stable condition and two in non-life-threatening condition. And two adults were also transported to Foothills Hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition.”
Two adults in the pickup were treated for minor injuries at the scene of the collision, police said.
“I believe the pickup truck was travelling eastbound on McKnight Boulevard and the minivan may have been attempting to turn southbound on… Laycock Drive,” said Calgary Police Service Acting Sgt. Jason Van Dorp. “That’s the early preliminary investigation, but at this point, that’s what I believe happened.
“We have the reconstruction team on scene now.”
Van Dorp said witnesses to the collision are assisting investigators but they are still looking for anyone else with information.
The CPS traffic office can be reached at 403-428-4000.
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