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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below: R( @% g& h8 W, ]5 e, T
5 P4 z5 P+ z- x( eTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton! B- E* V7 D- L* p2 H% Z+ t
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.* W$ M/ `+ u" L8 f8 j
THE CANADIAN PRESS
# [& x8 s* D% @7 g! A R5 z; OShare|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.# ^7 J8 _: R* C5 [
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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."! _) s+ n5 U2 T* N' X& T3 R# N
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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" @+ f# y9 n8 v4 n9 JKaloutsky 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.' ?) k6 z0 `8 O) F; K3 j+ C+ B
@7 C5 p- r4 t- `8 Z h( HA 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 o% p' v0 @& O. z6 r0 LPolice say the girls were both under 10.
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$ Z2 q9 r- K" ?" w4 H* tThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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3 E$ \& S U3 O+ e* W* E( R0 vKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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