Two taken to hospital after collision near Lacombe

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Two people are recovering in hospital following a collision near Lacombe.

According to STARS Air Ambulance, emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle collision just before 1:30 a.m. Saturday.

A 19-year-old man was taken to the University of Alberta hospital in serious condition.

Around 2:20 a.m., a helicopter from Calgary was called out to the Red Deer hospital to take an 18-year-old man from the same collision to the Foothills Medical Centre.

Officials said he was also in serious condition.

Lacombe is about 126 kilometres south of Edmonton.