Child taken to hospital following crash on Trans Canada Highway west of Calgary

STARS Air Ambulance has taken a child to hospital after a vehicle accident on the Trans Canada Highway west of Calgary Wednesday morning.

In a post to social media, STARS says emergency crews were dispatched for an emergency in the Lac Des Arcs area around 7:15 a.m.

STARS tells CityNews a child was taken to the Alberta Children’s Hospital after a motor vehicle collision.

An adult was also taken to Foothills Hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

Lac Des Arcs is about one hour from Calgary via Highway 1 on the way to Canmore and Banff.

Callers to the CityNews660 traffic centre say there is congestion in the area.

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