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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below: l0 J- v4 g/ L- U& z( {
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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; v6 f' E8 ^5 T: X$ y5 [THE CANADIAN PRESS* z8 w1 ]. c' T) @
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.; M5 }. D5 A0 e# Z8 X
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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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: b( ~( p7 @: e( s) H ^) yNone of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.4 R1 K3 Q8 M5 {( a" U( q; d& `
6 e }# l% L# J$ a5 v5 lKaloutsky 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.", H4 r4 P# ]8 L. R2 Y; V9 M, h
' R% p( p1 O+ V2 |Police say the girls were both under 10.1 ?1 b* Q: c( q8 D
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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7 Z2 o5 Z& W7 i; K l6 l0 l0 QKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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