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Investigation into Calgary LRT death continues, police seeking witnesses

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Man killed after being hit by C-train
WATCH: A man in his mid-20s is dead after being hit by a CTrain Thursday morning. Witnesses told police the man jumped from the east platform attempting to get to the west platform between two train cars – Mar 24, 2022

Calgary police are releasing more details about Thursday’s deadly CTrain incident.

Investigators now say a CTrain was stopped in the southbound tracks at the 39 Avenue Station at around 11 a.m. when the victim crossed the tracks between the train couplers — which connect train cars — from the east side platform toward the west side platform.

As the train began to move, the 29-year-old man was pinned between the moving train and the platform edge.

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Paramedics rushed him to hospital in critical condition, but he died shortly after.

The train driver and passengers were not injured; Calgary Transit brought in buses to transport the passengers following the incident.

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The Calgary Police Service traffic section continues to investigate and asks anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact police at the non-emergency number 403-266-1234 or through Crime Stoppers. http://www.calgarycrimestoppers.org.

Click to play video: 'Man rushed to hospital after incident with CTrain in southeast Calgary'
Man rushed to hospital after incident with CTrain in southeast Calgary

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