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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:9 O; d+ x e8 C
3 O& ]+ ?( c7 }% O) j; S) K! C! ]/ UTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton9 [' V7 t& k" |* e b
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.* @) }# w9 ~, q4 i6 ^) m! M
THE CANADIAN PRESS2 ~* f9 H) r" V2 ^9 c" H g2 Q
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./ x x) `' l; S
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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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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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0 K& k+ ^3 F# v0 a9 F+ G' c8 KKaloutsky 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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/ z, c; D- i! |$ i3 |; z# 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."
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Police say the girls were both under 10.# Q( I. T+ ?$ @$ b: g Q+ k2 a$ ^
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added." b" m6 v! Q) _: L
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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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