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Man left with severed arm after tangle with CP train in downtown Calgary

A man in his 40s had to be extricated before being rushed to hospital in critical, life-threatening condition after being struck by a train near the Fairmont Palliser hotel.

Incident happened near 9th Avenue and 1st Street S.W. just after 1 a.m. Wednesday

A man was sent to hospital with a severed arm after being struck by a CP Rail train early Wednesday in downtown Calgary. (David Bell/CBC)

A man was sent to hospital with a severed arm after being struck by a Canadian Pacific Railway train early Wednesday, Calgary police confirm to CBC News.

Paramedics say the man in his 40shad to be extricatedbythe Calgary Fire Department after being struck on the tracks near the Fairmont Palliserhotel just after 1 a.m.

He was transported by ambulance to Foothills hospital in critical, life-threatening condition with life and limb-threatening injuries.

Calgary and CP police continued to investigate later in the morning.