爱城火车撞汽车，父子三人死亡

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昨天（4日）早上在埃德蒙顿西部，维亚火车（Via train）与一辆卡车相撞，造成3人死亡。

此次重大交通事故发生在昨天早上8点40分左右。目击者希克（Karen Hick）事后说，当时就听到一个巨大的声响。预警的信号灯仍在工作，警方正在检查另一端的信号灯是否正常。
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在事发现场，被撞毁的卡车散乱在一条地沟附近，金属被扭曲，完全无法辨认。
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死者是父亲和两个孩子，男子身份没有披露。埃德蒙顿学校局发言人昨天只是透露，两个遇难的孩子都是在埃德蒙顿西端一所小学就读，一个上2年级，一个上4年级。

维亚铁路女发言人卡罗斯基（Catherine Kaloutsky）说，事发的火车是从温哥华驶往多伦多，车上有227名乘客，26名工作人员。事发后火车被迫停驶，乘客留在车上，直到急救人员赶到。

调查人员表示，当时由暴风雪造成的恶劣路况和能见度不高，可能也是事故发生的一个原因。

（新闻来源：环球华网）

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Sorry。
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但开车如做人，8:40 还在风雪交加的道上赶路送小孩上学，可想而知。

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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:

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.
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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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% f* X; S% U- M# r# v& \& o: V" l* U"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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# M! A9 g8 U/ x; t3 e# FNone 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.
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: W: L  V7 M5 a6 P# n; i; oA 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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Police say the girls were both under 10.

The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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0 ]8 w  R4 D- [" c* |8 ?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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