Woman  left with life-changing injuries after being hit by garbage truck in downtown Calgary.
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A woman  suffered life-changing injuries after being hit and  crushed by a garbage truck in downtown Calgary. Jillian Code  reports.
A young woman  suffered life-changing injuries after being hit by a garbage truck in downtown Calgary on Friday  morning.
Emergency crews were called to  6th Avenue and  4th Street SE around 9:45 a.m. for reports of a  pedestrian accident.
Investigators say a garbage truck was  traveling north on  4th Street when it stopped at a red light. When the light turned  green, the truck attempted to  make a left turn onto  6th Avenue as a woman  entered the  roadway.
Police say the woman, a teenager, was  struck by the  driver's side of the  truck.
Paramedics said she was  taken to Foothills Medical  Center in  critical condition. Police later confirmed  that she suffered  life-threatening injuries and remains in  the hospital in critical condition.
The  driver of the garbage truck  remained at the scene and was not  injured. The intersection of  6th Avenue and  4th Street SE was closed for several hours, but reopened shortly before 3 p.m.
Police  are continuing their investigation into the cause of the  collision, but say  damage or speed are not  believed to be factors.

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