Teenager in danger of death after being hit by train in Bowness

Lina PortmanMay 29, 2024

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A teenager is in life-threatening condition after being struck by a train in the Bowness neighborhood of northwest Calgary.

Around 1:20 p.m., police were called to a railroad track east of 85th Street NW near the bridge for reports of a teenager being struck by a CP Rail train, the police department said of Calgary in a press release to Postmedia.

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Fire crews were called to the scene in case extrication was necessary; however, they were not necessary, said Carol Henke, public information officer for the Calgary Fire Department.

Three teenagers were on the railway bridge when the incident occurred, Henke said.

A teenager was taken to hospital in serious condition with his life in danger.

Police said the investigation was ongoing and anyone with information about the incident should contact police.

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— Mackenzie Rhode files

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Students from Bowness Secondary School wait near the scene where a CP Rail train struck a person near the railway bridge over the Bow River in Bowness on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Gavin Young/Postmedia

First responders work at the scene where a person was struck by a CP Rail freight train near the railway bridge over the Bow River in Bowness, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Gavin Young/Postmedia Gavin Young/Postmedia

A CP Rail train is stopped on the Bow River Bridge in Bowness after a person was struck by the train on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Gavin Young/Postmedia

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