3 injured in Tuesday morning collision between semi, Passat in southeast Calgary

Police continue to investigate a serious crash involving a semi-truck Tuesday morning in Calgary’s southeast.

It happened around 8:45 a.m.

According to police, the semi was travelling with a flatbed trailer northbound on 52nd Street nearing 61st Avenue S.E. when it collided with a southbound Volkswagen Passat.

Officers say the Volkswagen turned on a solid green signal and was struck on the right-hand side.

The 50-year-old man driving the semi was uninjured, while all three people inside the Volkswagen were trapped and had to be rescued.

“Any time you have a large vehicle versus a passenger vehicle, there’s a large energy transfer, so a lot of high potential for injury,” said Alex Kwan with the Calgary Fire Department.

Police say the 30-year-old driver of the Volkswagen and one passenger suffered minor injuries, while another man in his 30s suffered life-threatening injuries.

Police do not believe impairment, speed or road conditions were factors in the crash.

Anyone with information about the crash, or dash-cam footage of it, is encouraged to call police at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

With files from Teri Fikowski