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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:+ q# x. \- I6 e# V8 g+ y
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
$ r/ }: @, _/ ~2 \! Z3 gShare|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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% z% ?- U1 [7 t+ J( D9 WVia 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.1 |5 `3 _( f5 {
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"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief."; Z/ |: W9 _+ t
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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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- B0 e" }6 ~% Z. z; GA 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.
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# s; U3 b' r- o1 f$ }" y+ Q: {% uThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added./ d) {+ z( M. G9 e$ x/ j
; t v% @, [& q% g" `9 y& K! SKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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