Pedestrian struck by C-Train in northeast Calgary
Saddletowne LRT station was closed Tuesday as police reconstruction unit investigated
A man was rushed to hospital Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a C-Train in northeast Calgary.
Calgary police were called to the SaddletowneLRT station at around 3:30 p.m. Police say a male pedestrianin his 20s was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition.
The station wasclosed asthe Calgary Police Service's reconstruction unit investigated the cause of the accident, but has since reopened.
#CTRiders #BlueLine McKnight to Saddletowne Ctrains are now back in service. Shuttle buses are still running for the next few minutes until trains are back on schedule. Trains are running up to 5 mins behind schedule from Rundle Station to Saddletowne. Thanks for your patience. pic.twitter.com/RuQbsFSOON
—@calgarytransit
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