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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:& i9 }* K! U7 b* @" N
9 O; ~: k {+ u4 a# c8 eTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton9 i( y3 h4 u7 z6 \; E! c D; M$ K
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT., l- P3 K0 u. X i8 a) q' ?
THE CANADIAN PRESS
) ?8 U5 A2 A4 [* ~, [6 i9 SShare|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.
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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."
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6 j: _+ ^: `/ }% U" f* GNone 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' D+ T0 f/ 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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; [/ H' j) T6 g" G' G3 ePolice say the girls were both under 10.
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, F7 M) H7 g3 UThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.4 \! B1 Q# U% U! i- P& ^; ^
; z( H: m- [: `4 u+ Q1 k6 v6 mKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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