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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:1 n9 v+ w8 k. k( [+ B) `
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton+ b3 z# n% `* K
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.1 T# C& c" R- E" `- k. F
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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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2 b/ u2 g* f7 U% U1 R% H7 T: ]"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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4 E: u: v7 G+ W5 j7 U5 }6 uNone of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.4 w9 G7 v) H* k, a$ @% u+ k
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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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Police say the girls were both under 10.
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4 |* R/ x! X" T" D }The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.7 y$ {3 ~! c% a
% Q: n6 ~2 t/ y+ mKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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