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1 person dead after collision at bus shelter

Police vehicles are shown at Calgary Police Service headquarters in Calgary, Alta., on April 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

One person has died after a car hit a bus shelter at 17 Ave. and 36 St. S.E. Sunday morning.

It has not yet been confirmed by police whether the victim was a passerby or at the bus stop. The person was dead when police arrived on the scene just after 9:30 a.m.

The driver, who was heading northbound on 36 St. S.E. was taken to Foothills Medical Centre with minor injuries.

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“Charges are pending the outcome of the investigation,” Calgary Police Service told Global News.

Witnesses told police the car was speeding at the time of the collision.

Traffic has been blocked along the eastbound left lane and 36 St. between 16 Ave. and 17 Ave. S.E. is closed, according to a tweet from YYC Transportation.

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