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2 dead, 1 in hospital in critical condition after crash in southwest Calgary

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Couple in their early 80s die in Calgary car crash
WATCH: A couple in their early 80s has died after a car crash in Calgary on Monday morning. As Lauren Pullen reports, police are still investigating what caused the deadly collision. – Nov 8, 2021

Emergency crews were called to a deadly crash in the city’s southwest Monday morning.

Just after 8 a.m., police and ambulances responded to 17 Ave. and 29 St. S.W. for a two-vehicle crash.

Calgary police say it appears one vehicle rear-ended the other.

Investigators originally said the driver of the first vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene, and the elderly occupants of the second vehicle were transported to hospital in critical condition, where one of them passed away. They’ve since updated their information, saying the two elderly occupants of the second vehicle, both in their 80s, died.

The other person remains in hospital in critical condition.

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The cause of the crash has not been determined.

Police said the couple’s vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run collision just a few blocks away shortly before this crash. But investigators have not revealed details about who was responsible for the hit and run or what may have been the cause.

17th Avenue was closed for most of the morning, but reopened just before noon.

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