Calgary

5 people rushed to hospital after southeast Calgary crash

One person was thrown from a vehicle while another was pinned and rescued by firefighters in a multi-vehicle crash in southeast Calgary Monday evening that sent five people to hospital.

Intersection was shut down as emergency crews responded

Five people were sent to hospital after this multi-vehicle collision on Stoney Trail at 52nd Street S.E. in Calgary on Monday evening. (CBC)

EMS says five people have been taken to hospital after a serious crash in southeast Calgary Monday evening.

The multi-vehicle crash, involving a rollover, happened shortly after 10 p.m. at Stoney Trail and 52nd Street S.E. 

Four people were taken to Foothills hospital, two of them in critical, non-life-threatening condition, EMS said.

One of them was ejected from a vehicle. The other was pinned and rescued by the Calgary Fire Department.

All four patients were later reported to be in stable condition.

The fifth person was taken to the South Health Campus for precautionary reasons.

Police shut down the intersection as emergency crews responded.

One person was ejected from a vehicle in the multi-vehicle crash. Stoney Trail was closed for several hours while police and fire crews worked at the scene. (CBC)