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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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. J/ F# `' b) O8 `5 W1 c8 hTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton" v: ?, Q7 A) o( Z
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.
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* @- l J5 J7 r+ RVia 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.") t* f" B7 }$ u9 l0 O6 _* a
- X& F! s9 }; c- z8 p% UNone of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.2 p% A2 U. K/ s8 y9 {
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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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, X* l7 C& o4 A: x% q7 [" _1 g/ sPolice say the girls were both under 10.. _- Q+ A7 V' h6 s* O4 J+ O- _
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.; U0 f/ e' g# H$ ? N- {
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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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