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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:* ^& G2 a6 M* ^ V6 i
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton5 w7 I& `; [! ^1 c1 m
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.. Y" A( r, y$ n" Z# O8 Z- @
THE CANADIAN PRESS6 {) k. Q9 ` ?" Q# v
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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+ z1 K5 X& p( \5 y; h2 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.0 [$ w4 w3 G0 J* s. ~7 Q q
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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."' U3 h0 u/ x; m8 f
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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.$ R3 ~1 L% S- r- Q/ M
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A 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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. b: H1 [0 W+ d& {3 M; n% R9 ]% SPolice say the girls were both under 10.
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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" T3 h' B5 j3 f) w `9 NKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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