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Teen dies after being hit by train in northwest Calgary

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WATCH: A teenager has died after being hit by a freight train in northwest Calgary. Sarah Offin reports. – May 28, 2024

Editor’s Note: The original version of this story included the former name of the railway holding company. It has since been corrected. We apologize for the error.

A teenager has died after they were hit by a CPKC train in the northwest community of Bowness on Tuesday afternoon.

The Calgary Police Service said officers were called to a set of train tracks east of 85th Street Northwest near the bridge for reports that a teenager was struck by a train. The incident happened at around 1:20 p.m., police said.

Carol Henke from the Calgary Fire Department told Global News three teenagers were on the bridge over the Bow River when a train headed south toward downtown came along. The teenager was taken to hospital in critical condition.

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A Global News reporter at the scene said there were dozens of emergency crews.

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No further updates will be given because the matter is non-criminal, police said.

A teenager is dead after being hit by a train in the northwest community of Bowness on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Global News
A teenager is dead after they were hit by a train in the northwest community of Bowness on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Global News

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