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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:9 B0 R8 x9 ]/ O! x5 n7 v
6 w) q) F1 ^2 c; b" _( bTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
* ~( s, d+ s, X; o) W+ CShare|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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; d% d. \+ ^, Y" Y8 {3 U$ o& i2 mVia 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."
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2 A& L" J; m G3 o7 u) F6 s1 kNone of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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& G+ ~$ u; K9 b, h: }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." c6 a) ]; |0 g! I
2 G; }) L# V+ t2 l8 U& J% U5 m! pA 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."+ W- J; Q0 E1 F4 A. y7 B
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Police 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.0 r$ L5 d A8 r1 [( s8 o
: p* P# g2 U# w7 j; C" YKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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