A day after a man in his 20s was rushed to hospital after being struck by a CTrain, Calgary police say he died from his injuries.
The collision happened just before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Saddletowne LRT Station in the 400 block of Saddletowne Circle N.E.
EMS said the man was found on the tracks with traumatic injuries. He was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition.
Police said the train had arrived at the Saddletown Station and was delayed for some time as the drivers changed over.
During that time, it’s believed the man fell between two of the trains, without either driver noticing.
“When the new driver decided to leave from the station, he wasn’t able to see anyone, and then left the station when the male was still in between the cars,” Acting Sgt. Chris Agren said.
“The train, unfortunately, did leave the station and didn’t stop until the Whitehorn Station. He was alerted by his dispatch at the time.”
The Whitehorn Station is three stops away from the Saddletown Station, according to the Calgary Transit CTrain map.
Agren couldn’t say how it was discovered that the man was between the cars.
Agren said drivers do have safety precautions they must take before pulling out of any station, including checking their mirrors to see down the side of the trains for anything hanging off or anyone around.
He added police weren’t investigating any suspicious circumstances around how the man fell.
CTrain traffic was temporarily shut down at the Saddletown Station after the collision and shuttles were sent to transport passengers between the Saddletown, Martindale and McKnight stations. Saddletown Station was opened again by 5:45 p.m.
The Calgary police collision reconstruction unit was called to determine the circumstances around the collision.
Agren said officers would be reviewing surveillance footage from the train station and speaking to witnesses as part of the investigation.
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