Man pinned under CTrain last week dies: Calgary police

Emergency crews respond to Centre Street and Seventh Avenue South after a pedestrian was hit by a CTrain on Thursday, May 21, 2026.

Calgary police say a man who was pinned under a CTrain in the city’s downtown core has died of his injuries.

Police were called to the area of Seventh Avenue and Centre Street South just after 5:30 p.m. on May 21 after a man in his 60s crossed the streets against flashing lights and was hit and pinned under the light rail train.

The man was extracted and rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition. Police said in a news release Thursday that he had died.

The investigation into the incident continues.