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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:$ _* Q8 q" I, j. W
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
7 [* u+ J7 `8 A" Nat 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT." h9 t% ?* X: |
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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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/ L3 T# N4 [$ }( U" u5 ZVia 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. s) U7 v! k+ h4 K2 }
0 \3 c! y8 G! W8 b! d" Y$ d" h"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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8 \" _7 H X# N& F CNone of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.1 s6 K) n+ o/ S9 |0 ]9 M F! Q) @1 D
' b5 l8 f, Q# U6 K: W9 dKaloutsky 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.# d f! V+ h1 T
" u; i) L7 O6 ^0 [; i0 d' w; f+ oA 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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3 F2 O7 d6 [) H* JPolice say the girls were both under 10.9 J! Q! w' H* w( f/ \. M# n
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.9 X; j* w% A( n+ C
$ n1 Z1 j: b" v9 r* A' `/ hKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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