One person has been killed and another has been critically injured, following a number of crashes in the Calgary area in poor road conditions.

A man in his 80’s died on scene after his car rolled into a ditch southwest of the city on Highway 22 near Priddis.

A woman in her 80’s was extricated from the badly damaged vehicle and rushed to hospital in serious condition.

EMS says STARS was requested, but the helicopter was not able to launch due to bad weather conditions.

Northeast of Calgary, one person has been critically injured and two seriously, after two trucks hauling gravel collided on a range road, just north of Highway 566.

A number of students have been injured after their school bus rolled and landed in a ditch in Vulcan County.

It happened around 1 o’clock Friday afternoon on Highway 542 and Highway 24.

There were 8 elementary and junior high school aged students on board, and one adult.

Three students were taken to Alberta Children’s Hospital in stable condition with soft tissue injuries.

7 other passengers suffered only minor injuries and were taken to Vulcan hospital for assessment.

Overnight from Friday at 6pm to Saturday morning at 6, police report 63 crashes in Calgary, 13 of them involving injuries.

However, they say no one was seriously hurt.