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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:& X( S/ L: h& U/ p( E
) \! h& h9 l$ u; T$ k* w: rTwo 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." [: T% z6 R! a' q
3 r: j/ M0 ^5 `$ Y5 JVia 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.; q m7 |0 [7 e. s# Y1 P/ w9 ?
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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."
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8 d& K; W$ e6 j7 G9 DNone of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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- B9 l8 `( y; L( ^: p L) U$ b0 BKaloutsky 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.% d) s V: \. l5 W: I* j3 l
h. z; [6 w) `& JA 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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: r) ^! A( Z6 n, i3 [. t+ X* k* \Police say the girls were both under 10.
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.% K; ^2 D ~8 {' ^# ]: ` L
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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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