Man dead, 8 sent to hospitals after collision west of Okotoks

A man is dead following a motor vehicle collision south of Calgary that sent eight people to area hospitals Saturday morning, EMS confirms to CBC News.

Paramedics responded to Highway 7 near 64th Street southwest of Okotoks just after 10 a.m. to find a four-vehicle collision that had left numerous people injured.

A 61-year-old man from Turner Valley, Alta. was pronounced dead on scene. Eight others were assessed at the scene with mostly minor injuries, EMS said.

Six people were sent to High River General Hospital, one person was transported to Oilfields General Hospital in Black Diamond and one patient was taken to Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary.

An investigation to determine the cause is underway.