Four people are in hospital in life-threatening condition following a multi-vehicle crash Calgary\u2019s south-east on Thursday morning, which police say was caused by a fleeing robbery suspect.<\/p>\n
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Calgary Police say they were called to a robbery at a Pharmasave along Millrise Boulevard around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. Officers say they believe a suspect assaulted a pharmacist then fled in a stolen vehicle.<\/p>\n
After locating the vehicle, officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but CPS says the driver refused to stop and fled at a high rate of speed. This resulted in police backing off in the interest of public safety. However, the suspect continued speeding for approximately 18 minutes before running a red light\u00a0at the intersection at McLeod Trail and Southland Drive, causing a devasting collision.<\/p>\n
Paul Donaldson, who was involved in the crash, described a chaotic scene. \u201cWe were sitting at the light here, a red light. We were about to turn east onto Southland Drive and we\u2019d seen a van come flying through a red light and T-bone somebody, I don\u2019t know who the heck it was. They flew into us and basically, that\u2019s the last thing I remember,\u201d he told Global News.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHe hit that person so hard, I don\u2019t think the wheels touched the ground until they hit us. Like, that\u2019s how fast that guy was going.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Scott Cowan, a fire battalion chief with the Calgary Fire Department, said crews were called to the scene of the crash just before 10 a.m.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne patient was on the ground, two needed to be extricated from one of the vehicles. So far, we have four patients total that have been transported to the hospital,\u201d Cowan said.<\/p>\n
The Calgary Fire Department confirmed a child was among those hospitalized. The others included an adult and two teenagers.<\/p>\n
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