Pedestrian hit and killed by CTrain in northeast Calgary
![Calgary, Whitehorn LRT Station, ped hit One person was hit and killed at the Whitehorn LRT Station in Calgary on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.](/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2022/9/12/calgary--whitehorn-lrt-station--ped-hit-1-6065493-1663018454912.jpg)
One person was killed after being hit by a CTrain in northeast Calgary on Monday.
Emergency crews were called to the Whitehorn LRT Station on 36 Street N.E. just before 2 p.m.
Calgary police say the victim is a woman, but haven't released her age.
Paramedics pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene.
Calgary Transit temporarily closed the Whitehorn station and brought in shuttle busses to transport Blue Line commuters between the Rundle and McKnight–Westwinds LRT stations.
Calgary police, meanwhile, warned the incident was causing traffic to be diverted near the Whitehorn CTrain Station.
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