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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:& w5 s& z' [/ S* y4 `
) Y$ X9 \% y, D; g" ^3 VTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
5 l' p: X1 r4 I" Q* O' ?* x7 Z; h6 e; h: Sat 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.
1 }7 o( d. s+ L! HTHE CANADIAN PRESS
3 b! z. ^9 T5 `3 s, o- h, dShare|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.; f. e6 q7 H6 p! V2 W4 L
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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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* l, h! C: ]- m2 ~* y# Z' A"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief.", j6 ^3 U+ g5 U" x3 i$ W
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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0 W) @7 |# K( Q7 H3 V% C3 vKaloutsky 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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1 p, h" S5 A! L4 j# z6 r' H6 \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."5 C. P, d2 l. A: |' f- S2 M* y6 a4 t& Y
7 t' k! R7 ` I% Z% b' _Police say the girls were both under 10.2 U" U' }! U. R& p4 A5 s
; w5 b5 h& K7 k5 x+ Y" B* lThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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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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