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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:% j" p7 B7 p# V
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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THE CANADIAN PRESS& W; m! i8 T: F7 `: Q1 L) k) X
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.
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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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& ?7 a: j% }$ b4 b u" k"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief."
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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$ Y8 _. c, q |4 w& B2 V/ NKaloutsky 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.
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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."( B6 y M2 j8 ]$ o
: {' C1 P' w8 W4 Y c0 V% }' ]* o4 iPolice say the girls were both under 10.
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.# B) U9 R. v, }, n: R; W
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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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