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Tragedy
Twin brothers killed in Canadian bobsled accident
The teenagers used their own toboggans on the track after hours at the Canada Olympic Park.
POLICE IN CALGARY say two young men died after using their own toboggans to go down a luge-bobsled track after hours at the Canada Olympic Park.
Six other people were also injured. Calgary police said Saturday that emergency crews received a call from an employee at the WinSport Canada facility in northwest Calgary at 1.30am after a report of several injured people on a closed track.
Inspector Kelly Campbell said part of the way down the track the male teenagers hit a large gate that’s used to separate the luge and bobsled tracks.
The teens who died have been named as twin brothers Jordan and Evan Caldwell. The Toronto Star reports the 17-year-old boys’ family said they were “grieving their loss, but confident in their new home of heaven”.
“We were reminded today that life is but a vapour. Life is precious, life is fragile, and we must redeem the time we’re given,” they said in a statement.
Police are investigating how they entered the property.
WinSport Canada owns and operates Canada Olympic Park, which hosted events during the 1988 Winter Olympics. Several World Cup events are held at the site as well.
- With reporting by Michelle Hennessy.
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