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    What resulted in traffic delays near the Memorial Drive and Deerfoot Trail interchange in northeast Calgary on Monday, was due to a fatal collision involving a CTrain.

    By Lauryn Heintz

    Posted Oct 7, 2024 10:51 am.

    Last Updated Oct 7, 2024 7:32 pm.

    Traffic delays were expected near the Memorial Drive and Deerfoot Trail interchange in northeast Calgary Monday, due to a fatal collision involving a CTrain.

    Calgary police said in a statement to CityNews officers were called around 9:20 a.m. for reports of a collision between a pedestrian and a CTrain at Memorial Drive NE and Deerfoot Trail NE.

    When investigators arrived, they found one person dead at the scene.

    In a social media post made at 10 a.m., police were asking drivers to find an alternate route.

    Listen to 660 NewsRadio Calgary for the latest on road closures, as well as everything else you need to know if traffic, weather, and news, every 10 minutes on the ones.

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