Paramedics Respond to Injured Person at Rail Crossing in Calgary's Downtown West End
16 August 2023
Calgary Alberta - Paramedics responded to an injured person at the CPKC crossing at 11 Street S.W.
in Calgary's Downtown West End on Tuesday evening.
A witness said a man was hit by a train and thrown to the ground around 19:00.
Paramedics transported the injured person away from the scene around 19:20.
In a social media post, the City of Calgary's transportation department said emergency responders were "helping a
cyclist involved in an incident on 11 Street and 9 Avenue S.W."
A section of 11 Street S.W. was closed both northbound and southbound as emergency responders worked at the
scene.
The street re-opened around 21:10.
Author unknown.
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