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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:# N% A! ^& f1 Q9 }
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton z: v2 ?" r1 D) E1 W% O* i
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.
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3 [' ?/ D W4 z, J0 L% WShare|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 O! u0 }3 h6 h8 U" G& e
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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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' S3 L" o8 X. G6 x5 v+ \, 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."6 g% h9 K9 K" [, y- ~5 q
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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' k! E) {7 D& v0 m j& hKaloutsky 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.) F, _+ `, K& V& l! P) k: }3 \6 W
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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.". z- T6 P1 C7 ?' h* a, N3 n% _0 i
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Police say the girls were both under 10." a. B x3 T% h( s( {
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.( |9 w: W. v2 {0 i. A
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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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