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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 Z. S S2 f b/ K) m. Y
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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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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7 b* G) }+ ?9 C5 @1 ^8 }0 P8 [# [" QVia 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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' m- |9 q- f, V0 G. E"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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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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0 P4 P% D, \& I3 j G0 g1 i7 QA 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.", G6 Y3 c6 T$ s7 D9 ^
/ i" R, s+ q: l I4 iPolice say the girls were both under 10.+ o0 F8 K2 b& I/ l% a7 w5 Y; g
4 e) K/ ~9 S5 l# L/ F! Z) _# M0 TThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.7 R! f# B' k& X/ \3 ?- Z# Y
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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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