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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
5 ~: v2 ^# v6 yShare|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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, V2 h3 y6 C Q4 X) P" R) R6 OVia 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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"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief."; G1 W4 V @0 K% O) m+ y* ]% X0 @9 A
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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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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."( L$ e" u0 Z; Y( [
& v3 E$ R9 g0 jPolice say the girls were both under 10.
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+ f( }/ M( |# k3 [, P1 u- tThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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; |: k- F# ~7 V% H( ]) JKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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