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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:) n8 U* c4 [0 \/ Z' |! W7 O8 k% V, L
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton- q( x1 J4 w% s" P# m
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.1 T4 j4 W( i: `8 G2 B! V( ~1 K, D
THE CANADIAN PRESS
6 k7 l; n; G+ v! F0 QShare|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./ J" }, g# e( b' s1 Q3 r4 G# ^
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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.6 M0 V' j; S' `
/ b6 f: S4 r9 O. s8 j% h" g% 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."
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+ N% l& W0 x. r& e2 d) R# @5 m, LNone 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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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."- a4 e; V4 o/ ^- p
! l2 _/ ^: u4 ^" j( A1 Z, Y- kPolice say the girls were both under 10.% x: c1 z8 i- ]+ g
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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; K* k% N: k! Y: x7 a0 R- \* 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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