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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:! @) W+ D9 c7 e/ o( b7 P
" V; r. W, s8 ?4 xTwo 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.1 E) U! Z' f4 ^: ]- w6 Z v5 {/ r4 s
5 [" J/ q" F8 X5 iVia 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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& t0 u; U/ O$ t( `$ P, |# X"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* g: T/ f0 `+ t9 X" `+ [
6 F- [* D* W; U6 ~None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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5 y' V) z4 x3 \8 O9 I6 kKaloutsky 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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$ j! ]2 \+ z! ]/ B0 E; p$ U3 s. ]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."* p. p) E, ?5 D% R
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Police say the girls were both under 10.
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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7 g! C4 P0 B6 m# Z$ I. 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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