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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:' ^) W5 }+ y4 d3 ~! B3 C1 _+ d" g
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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.% {, Q. l( J0 c5 N# w
5 I2 S! v6 Q$ T/ ~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.7 t& _! v! {" S" s% o
' N* j3 v! P8 B" f"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.1 J1 w# i" X# N1 H+ J; a; t
. {9 `1 d/ t" ^$ N; rKaloutsky 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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9 j1 i7 I: ]' qA 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."+ S+ h5 f$ n4 r1 r6 d
; q. X3 }5 _) b* SPolice say the girls were both under 10.$ E" U' f" B' w$ P+ l
, I; m$ X& k' c$ V, z* p, X' R( a; @The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.6 j/ @# V4 m" q$ B8 f7 E% ^
" ]/ |. V1 G9 U* O8 Y1 S0 |7 DKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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