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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:8 K* W/ T' o% I3 u' _
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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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.5 @% Y6 U9 y7 M% t
" I3 `/ L4 Y3 U0 qVia 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.) m( I. ^' _9 Z# F; y' T
* w% W8 O$ e8 p3 n/ p* ]"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief."* T. b$ G9 d: p
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.; k7 z/ S$ ]+ v X( S
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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.% ^! W3 d% t0 n8 M6 L v+ r" O/ z
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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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6 x6 I# }0 @% Y4 z) k" sPolice 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.7 ?0 w l- v2 l) o! e$ K2 Y) p
7 G2 c9 k/ X1 N. {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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