Pedestrian struck by C-Train in northeast Calgary

A man was rushed to hospital Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a C-Train in northeast Calgary.

Calgary police were called to the SaddletowneLRT station at around 3:30 p.m. Police say a male pedestrianin his 20s was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition.

The station wasclosed asthe Calgary Police Service's reconstruction unit investigated the cause of the accident, but has since reopened.

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