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Innisfail cyclist airlifted to hospital after train collision

David Bell | CBC News | Posted: October 11, 2017 5:50 PM | Last Updated: October 11, 2017

47-year-old man in serious condition but expected to survive

Image | Innisfail train cyclist

Caption: A cyclist riding along 42nd Street in Innisfail just happened to be captured crossing the train tracks by Google's camera car when it took this Streetview image in August 2014. In October 2017, RCMP say another cyclist was hit by a train at the crossing. (Google Maps)

A cyclist hit by a train in Innisfail late Tuesday evening was taken to hospital with severe injuries, police said in a release Wednesday.
RCMP responded to the intersection near 42nd Street and the CP rail crossing just after 10 p.m. The train crew reported they had struck a person on the tracks.
A 47-year-old Innisfail man was taken to hospital but later airlifted to a larger centre by STARS Air Ambulance with severe injuries.
Police said he is expected to survive.
Innisfail is about 100 kilometres north of Calgary.

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