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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:, |' v9 T$ T4 M+ b2 |7 M6 a2 p3 d
2 i0 M3 }2 J6 Y3 K8 iTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton" r( r, v' ^4 u/ G7 A" l
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.! h7 @9 m9 [! I0 q% j0 a
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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.4 W4 D6 `/ ?/ F5 C2 q- m" A
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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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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.* U5 v, _! t5 i4 U
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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.
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2 |0 K/ k- y( U f+ d# ^4 \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."& ?1 A+ s' z7 k% \( Y6 W
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Police say the girls were both under 10.
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" N2 T9 `0 |$ hThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added./ [& S: ?, l N6 l) C
4 v7 P6 t' C. U7 GKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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