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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:. v. V# h: ?- R
" b4 Q. o( H/ d' VTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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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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; N0 c. R2 h' A) @& q1 ^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.: Q! h. x5 B, f2 C# I5 n
4 c& l7 f3 M/ h7 D/ b5 O4 w( L"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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+ I* V% b0 ]" B6 |* aNone of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.$ F- z; _) B0 {2 ?6 j" D) n$ \' D
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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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E, }! q$ H( y* f1 B7 F' h! h; pA 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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1 X1 {' C# k" |8 F( x- KPolice say the girls were both under 10.* k! S/ V; D1 n" F6 M
* q5 j9 O8 E2 J2 t5 [2 r9 \' r8 ^The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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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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