Stoney Trail crash sends truck driver to hospital [Video]

Calgary police are investigating a crash that resulted in a transport truck bursting into flames early Tuesday.

At about 5 a.m., police were called to a collision in the northbound lanes of Stoney Trail, east of Metis Trail N.E.

On arrival, police found the truck engulfed in flames.

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Firefighters extinguished the blaze, and the driver was taken to hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition by EMS.

As of 9:45 a.m., Stoney Trail was closed as police investigate the crash.

Drivers are being asked to avoid the area until further notice.