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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:% L s4 a7 C9 m" P0 y% ^" u7 i3 I4 M
/ n: Z- k' r5 s# P; v3 kTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton/ T Q& g6 r( A
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.
$ q- l" e' f! g6 WTHE CANADIAN PRESS
+ F' f: a) O1 x5 h4 [2 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.. c0 g; ]+ H- V o1 u/ E
* p {0 j; t% V! W1 D) F1 A2 dVia 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. T/ Z+ U+ E' v' \$ M7 A
/ g& K+ e% b# I7 [# R"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief."% ]1 J) N3 |% d1 O- v8 z, V
; a6 k9 z5 D j" |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.
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# S% }6 v9 l8 ?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."- C, E" s, D& v( B: ] S4 n
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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.$ ?, `5 Y7 M7 D4 E6 }, B6 h4 j
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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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