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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:) r2 b7 a- c/ C: X3 G2 ?
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton" F" y4 |; V! Q3 A _0 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.. S* W4 p5 D: Y2 ~
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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.) X9 P) x. s: T) N7 w9 | ~. D
* @, v8 o7 c/ r2 H: ]' X! g$ ~"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief."* k& n, f v z7 Q' O* q. ]
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.% m# ]/ U: A4 h5 e1 A2 O
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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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5 l" m( z5 M+ NA 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."/ k5 _2 T+ y$ M' ^
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Police say the girls were both under 10.; m7 b6 u- J9 l1 I: N6 u* ^- n
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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9 ]( ]. H# i; ]3 ?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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