A teenager is in life-threatening condition after being hit by a CP Rail train in the northwest community of Bowness on Tuesday afternoon.
The Calgary Police Service said officers were called to a set of train tracks east of 85th Street Northwest near the bridge for reports that a teenager was struck by a CP Rail train. The incident happened at around 1:20 p.m., police said.
Carol Henke from the Calgary Fire Department told Global News three teenagers were on the bridge over the Bow River when a train headed south toward downtown came along.
A Global News reporter at the scene said there were dozens of emergency crews.
The cause of the incident is currently under investigation.
This is a developing story. More information will be provided as it becomes available.
