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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:
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. w" j: ? ~5 E* A) I! `Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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Share|EDMONTON - Two girls and a man were killed when the vehicle they were in was struck by a passenger train Monday during a blinding snowstorm in west Edmonton.9 @) t3 W: o/ p' d2 p p
6 _, x1 ^1 C. q+ Z: U* bVia spokeswoman Catherine Kaloutsky says the collision happened at a level crossing protected by gates, lights and bells. No one on the train was physically hurt./ y7 X. x- S8 p5 {
& w, h5 g7 B( ]4 C. A9 n"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief."& x& p: w4 f$ `4 J& \& n
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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Kaloutsky said the westbound train en route from Toronto to Vancouver hit the truck around 8:15 a.m. While there were whiteout conditions at the time, investigators have not indicated if they were a factor.. \5 \* \4 m) h; ?0 O& L
- m8 t9 f9 J+ `( ^/ H" N) @A witness at the scene was quoted as saying she heard a "loud crash like a door slamming and I saw the vehicle fly, and when the train left I wasn't sure if I was imagining it.": H8 _8 O+ ?; {/ R! J# y2 _6 g
1 J* E2 P' u# A/ q3 n. gPolice say the girls were both under 10.9 j- I2 H1 _4 C! Z
`$ ?5 P; P( o( M6 h W* XThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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& `) t6 y& w$ g# wKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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