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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:! o1 m/ _7 g* }8 r% W$ c+ l
% L: J: ]" b. H+ N eTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
# y3 }" s- \9 B2 N% `8 K2 n- |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.
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, P2 b' I$ n% G6 x- t- U( qVia 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."# _, `) N) O9 ~8 B+ P' i; e
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.6 v1 A; p. U( M
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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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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.! X* j/ h8 X% _6 O6 _
n3 |* r& K$ ?/ {3 H3 VThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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5 q! _% U a* U% K+ o$ @Kaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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