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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:
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# u$ d0 ? m% D) N( lTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
. p% V* c% q8 Y, YShare|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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: c Q: Q% Y1 J2 |/ h9 X( \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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7 m2 h0 {% S5 ?* \9 o"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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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.2 A) v Z8 ?3 h3 T; a' b% L1 F' I" U x
' ^6 L5 p, ^1 H3 @7 y1 TKaloutsky 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.9 D* F& R: W5 L3 ]( T; k
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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.* A% j9 i" b5 k8 y) F
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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i8 @; T1 F- f. R W+ O- i' JKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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