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Calgary police close Macleod Trail following multiple collisions

Click to play video: 'Serious crash on Calgary’s Macleod Trail causes path of destruction as 1 seriously injured'
Serious crash on Calgary’s Macleod Trail causes path of destruction as 1 seriously injured
WATCH: The driver of what police believe is a stolen vehicle is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after multiple collisions on Macleod Trail in Calgary. Ina Sidhu reports. – Nov 29, 2021

One man is in hospital and traffic on southbound Macleod Trail is closed between Willow Park Drive and Southland Drive following a series of collisions.

At about 1:40 p.m. on Monday, police received calls about multiple collisions on that stretch of Macleod Trail.

They confirmed several people are injured and one person is believed to be in life-threatening condition.

Police said the driver of what is believed to be a stolen vehicle was injured and taken to hospital.

Emergency crews attend multiple collisions near the corner of Macleod Trail and Willow Park Drive on Nov. 29, 2021. Global News
A vehicle is overturned near the corner of Macleod Trail and Willow Park Drive on Nov. 29, 2021. Global News

AHS EMS confirmed they transported one adult male to the Foothills Hospital in critical, life-threatening condition.

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Two others injured on the scene were treated by paramedics but did not require transport.

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Police said Macleod Trail is expected to be closed “for some time,” advising drivers to find alternate routes.

…More to come.

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