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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:4 v, {9 `" Y7 k6 K
8 y1 d$ o. U) ~ d& U- XTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton. q+ q1 q0 J) j2 {' s
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.) T7 u0 T% A, _2 d
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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.! A% M( A: c5 B. f# q' F% N3 _
) u3 ^* q, _7 G& m. b9 L- FVia 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."
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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.6 }' W0 x) G% {
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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.
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; @* S, Z$ L# Q) A$ e% ]8 lThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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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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