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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:- N# H" s5 ~# x1 V3 T
) Y3 [* }% }. TTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
& C4 \* f7 U; E3 D t' Z/ t% lShare|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.# j$ I5 ?" x; c* v8 V/ y( K
9 ^; R3 H" b8 k2 p. ^. y' o: K"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief."# Z4 K1 V( }0 }
: f+ ?- ]" n* L1 I4 \None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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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.( b- p* }1 w- |
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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."3 K+ z. I/ c+ F% t8 H# ^
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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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: q. x E# @2 I, F, X4 e" l b! Z4 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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