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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:. F/ U) i3 B5 f! C6 o
/ q4 i1 _% {3 M. U7 X; ~) H! }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.
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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.$ K0 o$ ]% c( ?5 C
) m5 D6 D+ M* K& z! @1 w4 G"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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7 n! q0 c5 i; ^* i0 PNone of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.- o* x( E2 s+ J0 s# D, j
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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."1 z8 I a( r) b Z4 f; j9 s3 O
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Police say the girls were both under 10.9 L8 Q; i( q% G
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.7 c4 a' t0 z+ j) k- r
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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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