WINNIPEG -- Five people have been taken to hospital following a seven-vehicle crash that has shut down parts of Kenaston Boulevard.

Winnipeg police said emergency crews were called to a crash at Kenaston Boulevard and Columbia Drive/Lindenwood Drive East, north of McGillivray Boulevard, around 1:20 p.m.

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Police say seven vehicles were involved in the crash and five people were taken to hospital – two in unstable condition, two in stable condition, and one in critical condition. In an update Saturday morning, police said everyone had been upgraded to stable condition.

Police said officers remained on the scene Friday afternoon, and the intersection was expected to remain closed into the evening.

Southbound Kenaston was closed from Sterling Lyon Parkway to Lindenwood Drive East. One northbound lane is open through the intersection.

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Drivers were asked to avoid the area.

Members of the Winnipeg police traffic division are investigating the crash and are asking anyone with information about it, or anyone who witnessed the crash, to call officers at 204-986-7085 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477.