Service resumes after truck collides with CTrain
Posted Nov 28, 2019 11:15 am.
CALGARY (660 NEWS) — No one was injured after a CTrain and pickup truck collided in downtown Calgary Thursday morning.
It happened just after 9:30 a.m. near the 3 Street station on 7 Ave.
Service was disrupted for just over an hour as emergency crews cleared the area.
Shuttle buses helped move commuters in and outside of the downtown core.
#CTRiders #BlueLine #RedLine 7 Ave is now open for regular service in Downtown. Have a great day! pic.twitter.com/Fz3ZOhPasB
— Calgary Transit (@calgarytransit) November 28, 2019
C-train service is down following a collision 7 Ave & 3 St SW @660NEWS pic.twitter.com/JS37gL4tu3
— Mike Blanchard (@Blanchard_Mike) November 28, 2019
One witnessed describes what she saw.
“I was just inside working, and I heard a massive sound like a crash. We all came out running, and I saw this big truck there just crashed, completely.”
EMS confirmed the driver of the pickup truck was unharmed, and no one on the train was injured.
