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2 men in critical condition after serious N.E. car crash

Four men have been rushed to hospital, two in critical condition, after serious two-car collision in northeast Calgary Saturday evening.

Police, 5 ambulances, EMS district supervisor responded just after 7 p.m.

2 men are in critical condition after a N.E. car crash Saturday evening. (Kate Adach/CBC)

Four men have been rushed to hospital, two in critical condition, after aserious car crashin northeast Calgary Saturday evening.

Paramedics say a middle-aged man and a man in his 20s were takento Foothills hospital in life-threatening condition with internal injuries.

Two more victims, both believed to be in their 20s, were transported to Rockyview General Hospitalin stable, non-life-threatening condition.

A fifth adult male was treated and released on scene, EMS said.

Rod Dreger says he pulled up on the collision right after it happened.

Rod Dreger says he witnessed the aftermath of the collision, calling it horrifying. (Kate Adach/CBC)

"I saw the engine on the road," he said.

"I made eye contact with the driver. He looked lifeless, he was crunched right in there."

He said one man had been ejected from his car.

"There was another gentleman on the ground, laying there with a hole in his head, just barely breathing, gasping for air. It was a very horrifying night," Dreger said.

"I asked the cop if everyone was going to be OK and he said, I don't think so."

Police, 5 ambulances and an EMS district supervisor responded just after 7 p.m. Saturday. (Kate Adach/CBC)

Police,five ambulances and an EMSdistrict supervisor responded to the intersection of 52nd Street and Temple Drive N.E. just after 7 p.m.

Traffic was rerouted for hours while investigators tried to determine the cause.

With files from Kate Adach