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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:
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6 [' a" p' W c$ }- l. g; k2 V4 @' g9 jTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton' y3 J" @9 }7 I& e
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.
$ \# t9 ^! c7 E+ K2 ZTHE CANADIAN PRESS
8 p% T8 n4 D7 U% }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.4 L9 ?3 O9 e7 p+ ?2 y# h! F9 K E4 c
# L$ Z: c& V( ]; I" {2 r; S; FVia 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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" _( b; r# m1 N) T+ Z: i' e"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief."' u0 M) }5 B& c- g2 V) Y: I
- ~2 S4 H" L$ B* ^) [None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt., \# }2 `7 W1 m, f! q ]
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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."* d. B4 V9 c1 K% t6 A
4 l) z( d8 D2 J! F g, ^Police say the girls were both under 10.
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( Z0 M3 {5 f- W8 Q+ U9 o3 C, OThe 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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