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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 `, `3 E6 Z( l* |
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Two 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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- J( z& C$ n' {5 Y3 l- L' ^' CVia 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.' P7 M8 g1 d! J+ m, B' T+ `
: O, j+ n: }* Z4 i F; Y7 J9 q"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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7 K' v. Y3 E2 W; [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.* O3 W7 u8 Q* { e
9 G" H, h6 P1 v( C8 M0 L' T( |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."8 ^0 \& a7 Q0 n% s0 d, d2 U
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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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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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