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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 o) y0 s4 {( q6 L( Z
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton: p+ { ~2 w/ r1 [0 f
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.
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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.: x) ^8 U6 v3 ^$ y. v0 c. z
& N' ~- y5 x% S2 GVia 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. |+ G5 U! J( A% v( H
" K _* u# g: V8 r' _; D; A1 z"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief."7 g0 Q j0 L2 I4 F: B0 X- ^* c
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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6 _: u6 ]- a, q6 b, xKaloutsky 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."/ p8 L6 U1 @; I6 o) m1 X0 M
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Police say the girls were both under 10.
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7 x1 E5 T w7 j1 k0 h3 o) N" X" ^" sThe 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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