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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:& p6 \; n. x3 [( g$ B, e; ?
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton" K. T$ D+ Z9 {8 l$ S, Y& V
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.% J9 a1 ]2 b4 \2 N( X) Q
THE CANADIAN PRESS+ M% E8 W$ w' ]- @0 d3 d$ z i) [2 c
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& ^( ?. P& b1 A" r
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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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u/ K! n' H5 G8 f1 x"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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2 g% `# N" y# B$ j& O% V; INone of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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+ V P( p( t4 Y( IKaloutsky 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.* I* f( m0 N- m
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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.. }6 O2 y8 C$ n4 |
% h) P2 m0 Z% g# ], lThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.; q% s& @! W: d" I G8 e
7 m+ N/ {' o4 y) k ?0 jKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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