A late morning crash at an intersection along Memorial Drive Monday in Calgary sent three people to hospital including two in serious, potentially life-threatening condition.
According to police, the crash involving a Buick LeSabre sedan and an Infiniti G35 occurred just before noon at the intersection of Memorial Drive and Madigan Drive/Penbrooke Drive — between the communities of Marlborough Park and Penbrooke Meadows.
A preliminary traffic unit investigation indicated the sedan had been making a left-hand turn from eastbound Memorial Drive onto northbound Madigan Drive when it collided with an oncoming G35.
EMS officials confirm both drivers — a man in his 70s in the LeSabre and a man in his 20s in the G35 — were severely injured and taken by ambulance to the Foothills Medical Centre in potentially life-threatening condition. Investigators say the senior was found on the ground post-crash and it’s believed he had been thrown from the vehicle.
A woman in her 60s, who was a passenger in the sedan, was taken to hospital in stable condition.
The intersection was closed to traffic following the collision. Police expected to reopen the roads late Monday afternoon.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.