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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:4 N" J7 w& W p; c! k; q) S8 N
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton- R% W. O9 t1 `& ~8 K
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.
" M4 g2 K3 _ P; ]0 G3 eTHE CANADIAN PRESS
: a# m2 e, i5 \! q. ^& _8 gShare|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./ z% ^) r; S6 b( g: \, z
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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." }* s9 T+ t- c* j9 L
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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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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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% k7 u4 _ v6 T5 g$ a1 V! V6 }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.$ E S; `# G( N. U% I" T
. G. v6 M3 U: @% H- T l, `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." U7 b) W1 l' l; ^: w: ?, Y
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Police say the girls were both under 10." \8 @" W6 g& B8 R$ Q: T3 w
1 R' g$ F9 h: h6 B. @" l% }The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.- z: Z7 w2 E$ D8 n
! ^2 x4 c7 [* }! ?, r' x5 E6 L' NKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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