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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:0 o, ^( k' B% k4 l/ A+ i' c
: m- e: g% u( XTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton# L h) G& C- `2 L W
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT., U, w; V6 p, ], D+ N
THE CANADIAN PRESS
# U3 o2 A- b ?6 G; t% n, V% u: lShare|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.: s& v% t8 p: V- c. T$ |
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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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^; K& ]1 r$ I! K4 N8 U# m( SNone of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.* {+ U! a% a p# j
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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.' }& W% n5 B- {! s! N( n* l
; s" x, g; z; X1 _( p, Y, v3 KA 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.
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: C! j5 B* r- cThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.' c- J+ F) {8 X, B# d3 F/ G- W
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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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