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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:3 `3 x" i# x; ]- g
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton2 n1 ^( W$ @ h2 O# E8 T
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.
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% `5 i$ |+ f* Q6 J1 RShare|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.+ S& U4 ^( o T7 [
+ g+ Y% v: B2 Q2 V2 f' _/ ^' IVia 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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"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief."$ Q- X# U# |, c+ S
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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3 q; ]# A, d9 m$ `/ s8 M5 W8 ]3 {7 cKaloutsky 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. b0 H; R3 Q! H/ _0 ]4 y
5 _) u# _6 D% E$ {: X4 l! v0 y- CA 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."$ g: k5 x( C; b; J9 `( E$ \
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Police say the girls were both under 10.
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# P+ m& Q/ M l! _- fThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.2 }, @; c4 Q+ n4 G
# W& v4 c. y) HKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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