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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
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.8 U) t) P8 l& \( a7 |
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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