Woman killed as string of 4 separate collisions force several road closures in Calgary, Airdrie

A string of fourserious collisions in Calgary and Airdrieresulted in one fatality and prompted emergency crews totemporarily closeseveral routes late Wednesday afternoon.

Paramedicsresponded just after 3 p.m. to a collision between a sedan and a sport utilityvehicleat Highway 566 and Range Road 13 nearBalzac, just south ofAirdrie.

A woman in her 20s or 30s was pronounced dead at the scene after being pulled from the sedan.

Another womanin the sedan, also in her 20s or 30s,was transported to Foothills hospital in Calgary with internal and external injuries which are potentially life threatening.

STARS air ambulance transported a man from the scenein his 60s or 70s to Foothills hospital from the SUV. He also received internal and external injuries considered potentially life-threatening.

A separate collisionclosed the eastbound lane of Yankee Valley Boulevard atHighway 2 in Airdrie.

A multi-vehicle collision on Deerfoot Trail near Peigan Trail in Calgary also senttwowomen to hospital and snarled traffic early Wednesday afternoon.

A fourth collisionon Highway 2 nearCrossIron Millsnorth of Calgary at about 4:30 p.m.involved a motorcycle and a car. The motorcyclist, a man in his 50s, was transported to Foothills hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition.