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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:5 ^* O: T& P' s! z: J
1 V& ^2 L. j, x7 y- C. BTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton0 y/ P5 Y* @% I( D) H
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.* T; z# K2 r% G$ m; }
THE CANADIAN PRESS
8 A5 B- V. s) w8 ?4 w6 d" EShare|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.* }6 E! d! J+ n; I; k
/ E+ N* ^4 u5 M' \. F! PVia 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' {% L6 z" Q% H; c
' F3 ], u0 z2 [% l- ]1 `! O$ V: e"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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6 D2 y8 f9 y% b) O! j0 LNone of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.9 E" I9 N. A/ `: b) V. Y" h/ J
$ Z6 b3 K. L9 N# [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. {' a$ k- X Q) \( R; N' {
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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."6 N: T. X# R J9 O( ^# p
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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.% e1 Y" g' \8 E% \, A& q+ p
: x/ G, [6 W+ N oKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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