CALGARY — Calgary police have laid charges and are checking for drug impairment in a horrific high-speed multi-vehicle crash that killed one girl and left another child in critical condition on Boxing Day.

Officials are investigating the cause of a major crash in Calgary that sent at least four people to hospital and closed the intersection of Macleod Trail and Southland Drive.

The details of a Boxing Day multi-vehicle collision in south Calgary that took the life of a child are coming into focus as charges are laid.

Calgary police say a nine-year-old girl died after a multi-vehicle collision that happened on the morning of Boxing Day.

A 30-year-old man has been charged in connection with a Boxing Day crash in Calgary that occurred after a police pursuit and that left a nine-year-old girl dead. In an update provided on Friday, the Calgary Police Service said Alberta's police watchdog determined "that the actions of the involved officers did not directly contribute to the collision.