
Calgary Transit Train Derails During Morning Rush; Driver Hurt
CALGARY — Transit officials say a Calgary commuter train crash, which occurred during the peak of the morning rush hour on Tuesday, could have been much worse.
A light-rail train was approaching the end of the line in Calgary’s northwest, but failed to stop. It crashed and derailed, leaving the driver, a woman in her early 60s, trapped inside. She was later taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Two passengers aboard the train were not hurt.
The lead car, which left the tracks, buckled. The front windshield was shattered with a large round hole punched through it.