Metro Transit Police and Minneapolis Police say a pedestrian was hit by a Light Rail train Sunday night on Hiawatha Avenue between 32nd and 33rd Streets East.

The call came in just after 10:30 p.m.  Police say Peter Hoecherl was on foot when he was hit by the train, but they are still trying to determine why it happened. 

Police say Hoecherl was alert and talking before he was taken to an area hospital, but remains in critical condition.

Metro Transit says service was knocked out for an hour. As normal procedure, Metro Transit say the train conductor will be tested for drugs and alcohol.

This is the third time someone has been hit by a light-rail train along Hiawatha Avenue in just over a month. A man was killed after stepping out onto the tracks in front of a train near 26th and Hiawatha Avenue on Aug.13. On Aug. 3, witnesses say Abdirahman Hirsi drove a car around a crossing arm and was struck by a train. He died hospital Aug. 9.