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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:1 L4 L% z/ {* N2 B) d
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton# q: Z- q$ {# r) l6 E
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.
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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.
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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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P: f- u3 b \% C"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief."% X- L4 L5 `! B- d
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.4 d4 m8 m7 d7 d( w" }' u4 A" j& C
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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.- a$ g" p, i" ~, l9 p+ Z
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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.* N* X* o1 }( |$ w
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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! Y/ k* C- R9 fKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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