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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:
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# u7 a7 }9 M$ t6 Z" oTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
s, R! S. l( [' c* }. Y. f w$ G# `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.
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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."
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. T8 b/ W" ]6 B! \% F0 CNone 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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, f5 _1 P8 J5 H- x9 p5 U9 pA 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.", l* O, W8 a# R! M) x& r
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Police say the girls were both under 10.9 t( Z' _3 [* T8 F9 I1 X
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The 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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