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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:' c$ S* s# t/ {/ P
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
3 |+ V) l! W1 }6 LShare|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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( y5 L, n1 v2 |1 {1 jVia 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 [( u B# L" h, } E
# v: C6 Y) D9 L7 k0 `) C6 _None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.8 l" I3 `, t: B/ {9 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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7 I4 d v5 k. t$ D4 K. X \5 V( PA 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."0 J4 q+ i3 }( z8 k4 o9 j0 l$ c
6 Q/ w0 @( u2 |0 S( ~" J# ~/ cPolice say the girls were both under 10.: P7 Q2 u0 c) F, j8 _; O
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.- k$ v" J' O2 G2 B2 @' z3 {
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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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