Update: One person in life-threatening condition transported by STARS following collision near Airdrie

Discover Airdrie has since learned that one person died as a result of the crash. 

Airdrie Rural RCMP advises that they are now clear of the collision scene that occurred at Big Hill Springs Road and Range Road 24.

"This was a two-vehicle head-on collision. One vehicle was occupied by two female youths. The driver was transported to a Calgary hospital by EMS in stable condition. The passenger was transported to a Calgary hospital via STARS and is in life-threatening condition," an RCMP press release stated.

The driver of the second vehicle sustained minor injuries. The investigation is ongoing.

Earlier on Tuesday evening, Airdrie Rural RCMP notified the public that the collision had shut down traffic in the vicinity and that the RCMP Collision Reconstructionist was on the scene along with other emergency crews.

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