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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:; T9 _/ d+ f0 Y ~2 h. E
) Y: U% Q1 z9 \3 u# P+ `Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton# x/ g6 N/ S1 C# M
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT." x! k) O: w% t5 T. b |4 [' A( C
THE CANADIAN PRESS* ^5 {3 v& H, l$ H; Z; P
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.! b: Q% J' o3 f7 C" A
( G% T& \- N6 ^ A0 f! AVia 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. {. i' X N: B. X+ q
6 I; \: m; F5 N+ H& g"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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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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; n6 C+ V5 W2 sKaloutsky 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. b( z2 v @, r" u: X
# e# I4 X) X! p- x) Y* 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."
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Police say the girls were both under 10.
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.' g1 Z$ Q: X* y2 \; V3 H ?) Z, [. J
8 q: S4 y7 _' B9 z" J3 xKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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