Calgary Police investigating fatal accident between a Ctrain and pedestrian

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Posted October 7, 2024 2:40 pm

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Calgary Police are investigating the cause of a fatal crash involving a c-train and pedestrian on Monday, October 7, 2024.

One person was killed in a collision Monday morning between a pedestrian and a Ctrain just west of the intersection of Memorial Drive and Deerfoot Trail N.E.

EMS says it got the call around 9:15 a.m., and  paramedics declared one person deceased on scene.

Calgary Transit brought in busses temporarily to shuttle passengers between the Bridgeland and Franklin stations.

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Several lanes of Memorial Drive were also shut down in both directions while police and fire investigators did their work.

So far there’s no word on what caused the crash.

Attn #CTRiders #BlueLine We are single tracking all our trains on the Outbound side between Bridgeland and Franklin station. Shuttle buses are also in place between the affected stations. pic.twitter.com/jZpdQGNnDX

— Calgary Transit (@calgarytransit) October 7, 2024

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