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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:& S! j! I I5 X# j' Z
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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.9 U( }- [* M6 L$ |" R
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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.- Z4 [0 s* v. \. s3 U
, U! Q" f- I5 p1 x" R Y9 ~2 N' i"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief."% C1 ]+ f- w: Y3 A4 s
$ |- L% a# Q; ?3 a8 e1 S+ VNone 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.; | `8 r& ~: B
5 W& `& v( M7 U, U$ A( c7 K* \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."3 X3 K5 x1 T) g# w
* r% g! O) N1 I+ @+ {, K e4 U# Z) pPolice say the girls were both under 10.3 V0 Y' C/ g4 `+ N5 C' z
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added./ c# G% y) _9 V
) W$ Z7 f5 ~( f6 j( c* o3 v: ZKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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