Carstairs crash injures one, QEII open amid delays
Posted Jan 27, 2023 1:47 pm.
Last Updated Jan 27, 2023 8:02 pm.
A multi-car pileup on northbound Highway 2 near Carstairs, north of Calgary, left one elderly woman seriously injured on Friday.
Alberta 511 says that the major highway has been fully opened, but there are still major delays.
CityNews started receiving calls just before 12 p.m. as the blizzard-like conditions have impacted people’s field of vision.
Crash on the QE2 near Carstairs has NB lanes CLOSED.
SB traffic getting thru slowly as well; Highway 2-A is an alternate.#ABRoads #yyctraffic pic.twitter.com/Xgk4vrB9HE— CityNews Calgary Traffic (@CityNews660) January 27, 2023
One driver said it led to a multi-car pileup, with “dozens of dozens” of vehicles on the road.
“There’s probably about a mile of vehicles in and out of the ditch. Bus, a couple of big semi’s, cars, trucks,” said one driver. “It’s very, very long, and it would be best to avoid travel.”
RCMP say that around 25-30 vehicles may have been involved.
It’s unclear what led to the crash, but EMS say they transported a woman in her 80s to hospital in serious condition.
Alberta 511 says that emergency crews are on the scene and to expect major delays.
It also recommends drivers take Highway 2A as an alternate route.
Another crash in Calgary snarled traffic on Stoney Trail between Mcknight Boulevard and 16 Avenue NE, which has reopened.
-With files from Chris Bowen
