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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:4 A5 i/ A5 X! \8 w E: J4 D
; W) H* h; w; r9 B( ^) I/ J) @% T7 c& lTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton0 G: @( j6 D" F9 n- R$ c( c
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.
! ~5 O( G- C- b1 BTHE CANADIAN PRESS
, {1 I: b% i& X; f I/ l! D1 hShare|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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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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"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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) }* m* W: c% d( }- t6 zKaloutsky 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."
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X0 ~6 R6 i- q' M$ qPolice say the girls were both under 10.3 g$ w% P9 u/ E
X% [4 L: e4 z S/ mThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added., D" A" {- A$ \4 [) q4 u
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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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