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1 dead in CTrain collision in southwest Calgary

Global1 footage shows CTrains stopped at the Heritage LRT station after a fatal collision. Global News

A person was killed in a collision with a CTrain in southwest Calgary on Thursday evening.

EMS said paramedics were called to the Heritage LRT station at about 6 p.m.

The person was completely under the train when emergency officials arrived at the scene, EMS said.

Red Line CTrain service was shut down in both directions as of about 6 p.m., according to tweets from Calgary Transit.

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Shuttle buses were being sent to the 39 Avenue and Southland stations to pick up transit users. Calgary Transit also said trains on the Red Line were running about 15 minutes behind schedule.

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