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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:" y2 h: T/ L7 I5 c) s X5 [
; e: T! N- b6 ?% `3 a" oTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton, L; s6 P5 a0 [. G9 @
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.: }: O. J8 y# ^3 u$ g% T
THE CANADIAN PRESS
# [; }; q' U4 hShare|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.: K) D0 x2 v5 [* e
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Via 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.
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"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief."/ Y- g6 m- t# k
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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% I! t4 a: E# c# ]' yKaloutsky 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.7 y0 W5 u# ^9 q& i1 d; c
/ n% E W$ g9 CA 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."
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7 C! T7 H7 N/ v$ f/ M+ x/ bPolice say the girls were both under 10.
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; n& N6 [9 ^5 CThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.8 s3 l* w' ^) v! R; m. g1 z
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Kaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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