2 people hurt in taxi crash in northwest Calgary
Two people were hurt after an early morning crash in West Hillhurst.
Emergency crews were called to the scene, on Parkdale Boulevard near 27 Street N.W. at about 4 a.m. Tuesday.
Police have not released any information about the crash, but it appears that a southbound taxicab somehow drifted into the centre median, where it hit a pedestrian crossing pole.
EMS said two occupants of the vehicle were treated at the scene.
Parkdale Boulevard was completely shut down for the crash, but police have since reopened the road.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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