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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:2 `& p( e# u6 ]
; k8 U: T# T; f3 M/ k: v- }8 `Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton# r; @9 z1 N/ n/ K5 ]
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.
5 F2 ^. g: T$ e, w% r. X5 E9 [THE CANADIAN PRESS
5 m9 z1 ]9 [, X* @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.! i7 ^" p/ H6 T% U0 a& s
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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.
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) Z! ^ k7 A4 ^: X& k# Q5 ]"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief.") k! @2 u0 P$ o/ y C5 O& k
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt." v; d6 r* f8 C' I2 H7 T J
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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.
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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."% V, a9 a4 h, X6 ]- }
9 G. v, {, K [5 k6 o# [# F; LPolice 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.$ R9 `" T' M, v) T7 [
/ X, R) y' {, i, bKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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