A collision near the Alberta legislature tied up traffic trying to get into Edmonton’s downtown core on Wednesday morning.
Police said at around 4 a.m., officers tried to pull over a vehicle on 97 Avenue near 102 Street, but the vehicle fled westbound.
The vehicle lost control and collided with a wall in the tunnel under the legislature grounds, between 107 Street and 109 Street.
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The eastbound lanes of the underpass were closed for several hours while the EPS collision team investigated.
The three people in the vehicle were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said no other vehicles were involved in the collision and charges are pending.
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