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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:6 q& Q+ Q+ y3 D4 }2 [" r- s) U/ A
6 B( e) O. ]5 p; M7 a* Z bTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton- a5 P L( C* n8 l! H7 y
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.0 Z4 p& W* V$ W! r" V1 t
THE CANADIAN PRESS
! {: ^3 [4 Z1 U, l( k* rShare|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.2 B- b3 l* r& H4 d- @
6 y5 L4 B8 r, q# n8 Z5 tVia 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."7 z3 B! Z' u* Q2 o4 W& C
# B1 x, k! i+ Z0 G. ^# MNone of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.# z2 f. ?2 G! Q4 M- U
% y! D& d+ R9 F# ^5 b' d+ `6 l; W$ C2 aKaloutsky 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.". J6 ^" K' }/ X% i5 N. s
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Police say the girls were both under 10.
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- e! Z4 p- q; P, J. pThe 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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