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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:: R: r: E: y6 T) V8 D2 t* o
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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2 H3 H8 _; t* }4 T) |THE CANADIAN PRESS$ i. P" h7 M8 e) V- n
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.8 I) w6 E+ t, ` q+ \* r
) f9 ?( j4 L6 p; W7 SVia 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.1 D6 ~, h1 W& ?/ {+ N4 ]3 J# X$ ?
0 ]6 f, J! P- R5 m; ^3 ^# S"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief."2 t9 Z) A' |' ]/ Z
% w" [3 W# W7 _4 t/ d) PNone 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., F% Z* `+ ?' e+ d( u9 t& J% u
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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.
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4 z+ r V. ?" |6 h3 M; z8 j5 nThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.1 p" r, {9 J% F! L; U# K" H. T, 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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