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Multi-vehicle Glenmore Trail crash leaves 1 dead, 4 in hospital

A grisly motor vehicle crash in Calgary has left one man dead, sent four to hospital and shut down all lanes in a section of Glenmore Trail Sunday afternoon, police and paramedics confirm to CBC News.

'It's been a terrible weekend for families,' says EMS of fatal collisions

1 man is dead, 4 adults have been sent to hospital Sunday afternoon after a multi-vehicle crash on Glenmore Trail that police say involved an impaired man. (CBC)

A grisly motor vehicle crash in southwest Calgary has left one man dead, sent four to hospital and shut down all lanesin a section ofGlenmore Trail Sunday afternoon, police and paramedics confirm to CBC News.

Police say the crash involved a man believed to be impairedwho has beentaken to the CPS District 2 detachment forbreathalyzer testing.

First responderswere called to Glenmore Trail west of Crowchild Trail at about 4:39 p.m. to acollision that involved at least three vehicles.

One man, believed to be in his 60s, died at the scene.

Four adults have been taken to area hospitals.

A man in his 20s and a woman in her 60s were taken to Foothills Hospital in serious condition.

A man and a woman, each in their 40s, were transported to RockyviewGeneral Hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition.

Lanes in both directions of Glenmore Trail between 37th Street S.W. and Crowchild Trail are closed while police investigate and it'sexpected to take several hours.

It's been a deadly weekend on roads in southern Alberta this Easter weekend.

A 19-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman died when an SUV and car collided near Langdon early Saturday morning.

EMS spokespersonStuart Brideaux said "It's been a terrible weekend for families."

With files from Kate Adach