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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 N, E' ?- x! h0 @) _
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton/ ~& s4 [ U+ _, r c" Q
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.7 B7 p' h* v, t. a( }
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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.0 @+ `: c f Z3 x6 n: ]
; w$ W# k( o- _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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! |& T3 j( l& n9 d7 a- l3 i5 |$ ]"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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* R1 S6 K; {# J: m5 s! FNone of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt. x9 y! ^; h* T$ E
8 U# L3 J( L7 s$ ]3 o- D3 dKaloutsky 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."
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Police say the girls were both under 10.: F- w6 {$ T3 x6 V3 {+ ^' h) l. w
- P5 k0 `5 R- ^ I$ B9 Q# h, VThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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+ d w4 }. R9 LKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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