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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:% |" z" A/ `; x
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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.( |% e. c/ A: G% P, j8 k
) r1 g6 L- v4 j, n! A+ {# zVia 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.& Z2 B# j: H" G0 H5 p* W# a6 ?) F
, b6 ^( A, N% R3 N1 e5 K9 T1 [) i"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief.") I' _1 O0 m" E7 g4 x8 F8 W
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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.: j. x# R8 P: V2 G! Z) b! ?
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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.": J+ _* j3 ?% G$ U7 y F: W0 E
% B9 O$ F7 s1 f, oPolice say the girls were both under 10.+ T) M8 [6 @. V w. w# W; ]; o
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.2 f. a& }2 G7 p( f, P' {7 F
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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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