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[爱城新闻] 爱城火车撞汽车,父子三人死亡

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发表于 2010-5-6 07:17 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
昨天(4日)早上在埃德蒙顿西部,维亚火车(Via train)与一辆卡车相撞,造成3人死亡。
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此次重大交通事故发生在昨天早上8点40分左右。目击者希克(Karen Hick)事后说,当时就听到一个巨大的声响。预警的信号灯仍在工作,警方正在检查另一端的信号灯是否正常。
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在事发现场,被撞毁的卡车散乱在一条地沟附近,金属被扭曲,完全无法辨认。
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; |3 m" M  I/ W9 [( T7 Z死者是父亲和两个孩子,男子身份没有披露。埃德蒙顿学校局发言人昨天只是透露,两个遇难的孩子都是在埃德蒙顿西端一所小学就读,一个上2年级,一个上4年级。   s6 j+ j  q0 F) F5 A' d# I1 Z
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维亚铁路女发言人卡罗斯基(Catherine Kaloutsky)说,事发的火车是从温哥华驶往多伦多,车上有227名乘客,26名工作人员。事发后火车被迫停驶,乘客留在车上,直到急救人员赶到。
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1 i( Z. j# i5 ?6 u调查人员表示,当时由暴风雪造成的恶劣路况和能见度不高,可能也是事故发生的一个原因。; _) d& s. a1 ~4 i- w
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(新闻来源:环球华网)
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发表于 2010-5-6 11:16 | 显示全部楼层
Sorry。
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但开车如做人,8:40 还在风雪交加的道上赶路送小孩上学,可想而知。
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发表于 2010-5-6 12:47 | 显示全部楼层
LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:& B: _) v7 c/ r  F3 a3 E
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton3 Q% S/ g  f; v/ c) o' p
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
9 }( _1 E6 i& ]$ jShare|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.& |# P8 `2 H/ [' i
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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."* i+ Q- f: a, r0 J
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.# o) _% \! c* }; n6 s$ [

/ F2 V. ^) j* n% v* w0 aKaloutsky 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."
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Police say the girls were both under 10.8 R- h" r! J6 Z" v: g# f% a

$ T  @& }+ @8 {/ g+ RThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.' p: U3 J( c5 d) g

3 @# I  w& B* }! R, @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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