- Four people died and four others were injured after a fiery crash involving three cars on Sunday night, according to Calgary's fire department.
- The department found two of three cars in flames after responding to a call for a serious collision just before 11 p.m. on a southwest highway.
- First responders fought the blaze while trying to reach the people involved in the crash.
- Four people were assessed and pronounced dead at the scene after the flames were brought under control.
- Four others were taken to hospital following the incident.
- Calgary police reported that three adults and a child are dead after a car going the wrong way on a Calgary highway crashed into another vehicle.
- Police believe a 30-year-old man driving a southbound Mercedes-Benz in the wrong lane crashed into a Subaru with one occupant, a 43-year-old man.
- Both cars caught fire following the impact.
- An SUV driven by a 52-year-old woman then struck the Mercedes-Benz.
- Occupants of the Mercedes-Benz and the Subaru driver were pronounced dead at the scene after the flames were controlled.
- All people in the SUV were taken to hospital, with one suffering from life-altering, non-life-threatening injuries.
- Investigators are looking into whether the Mercedes-Benz driver was impaired and driving at an excessive speed.
Four people died and four others were injured in a fiery crash on Stoney Trail in Calgary late Sunday night. The incident involved three vehicles, including a southbound Mercedes-Benz driven by a 30-year-old man traveling in the wrong lane.17
According to the Calgary fire department, they found two of the three cars engulfed in flames upon arrival at the scene just before 11 p.m. First responders fought the blaze while attempting to reach the victims. Occupants of the Mercedes-Benz and the driver of a Subaru, a 43-year-old man, were pronounced dead at the scene after the flames were controlled.310
The crash occurred when the Mercedes-Benz collided with the Subaru, which had only one occupant. Following this, a Chevrolet Equinox driven by a 52-year-old woman struck the Mercedes-Benz. All occupants of the SUV were taken to the hospital, with one suffering from life-altering, non-life-threatening injuries.9
Calgary police are investigating the crash, focusing on whether the driver of the Mercedes-Benz was impaired and driving at excessive speed. The investigation remains ongoing, and the fire department has extended its condolences to the victims' families.
“Following the impact, both vehicles caught fire,” police stated. “The driver and three youth passengers of the Chevrolet were transported to hospital.”8
“Police believe a 30-year-old man drove a Mercedes-Benz in the wrong lane with a woman and child aboard, striking a Subaru before an Equinox hit the Mercedes. All three occupants of the Mercedes and the Subaru driver were pronounced dead at the scene, and police are investigating impairment and excessive speed.”
