A woman in her early 20s is dead after she was hit by a C-Train early on Sunday.

The incident occurred around 12:40 a.m. at the intersection of 12th Avenue and 36th Street N.E.

When paramedics arrived, they found the train stopped several metres from the intersection and determined the woman, who was at the front of the train, was dead.

She was not transported to hospital and no one else was injured in the incident.

Calgary police and transit officials are investigating what led to the accident.