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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:+ D3 x0 A( L: N: k+ d
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton' K2 s8 T) b, Z. e) d3 U
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.% o5 Y+ j! g4 K3 e
THE CANADIAN PRESS" l/ D( \1 Y7 b; c7 C1 a) e* ~3 z
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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. t, L4 r% e! H- _& }9 _9 ?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./ j8 b, L4 F1 ]# H* E* w f
8 U0 {# F' ~' O! 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."7 D1 i* c2 @+ \
9 P- T1 N6 M1 K7 K$ ZNone of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.( Y; m: f! O9 X2 z
+ [8 ]. j$ }5 }+ nKaloutsky 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.& W7 O7 P) e# d0 l& p4 ]
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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."; ?# q" W& W# @& N0 e( D
- n$ U% O! j% e$ Q6 z+ H9 G, X. J( o6 Y" _Police say the girls were both under 10.$ R- u" F' {& ~& s/ p, l9 [
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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, X' v' A. }! \" [! }) S0 U3 IKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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