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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below: E3 A" c. \3 u( F9 `, d
: Q- X; ?+ y# t+ k4 G, VTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton2 c/ [3 l4 i0 H. Q9 j
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.
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Via 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."5 _& z% n0 Z3 g' E7 c7 p
' l* T/ ~$ [9 \& Q" k- FNone of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.5 k* b+ V+ i' B+ d% e
( A. ]3 q: R9 j; ^4 KKaloutsky 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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& {/ C" m$ n7 v6 b* ~5 `3 u' NA 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."% J/ Y, r$ D* K& w0 N- R4 ]
0 U H+ u% A% R, q" ZPolice say the girls were both under 10.
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7 \2 T! U4 ~6 O" mThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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: a! H% T& }7 F8 @- e( CKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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