One dead after being hit by CTrain in NE Calgary

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.

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.

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

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