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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:. N/ M! \, H- l8 z/ y4 B
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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.* e( B* d, }: |( f' [: S
- {* s# X& Z1 p8 [$ K! p' 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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p# v8 f, f" P: r9 ~ B/ K1 |"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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) Z+ l7 o3 ~8 ENone of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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$ ]7 T5 r0 m& V7 x f# GKaloutsky 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. J1 E: H; ^ s3 t! ?
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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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Police say the girls were both under 10.9 L: O8 S. L4 c+ q/ L
5 w, e* X" u4 a- fThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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/ \! ^9 z/ X+ A$ J3 J/ {2 sKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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