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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:/ J3 W8 Q6 f4 W- o
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton- f+ z/ Z" y) ]3 w$ D
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.0 @% B1 `, L+ b5 Q8 G
THE CANADIAN PRESS
# R' D' e, z, r |! c+ ZShare|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.* l/ k- Z9 d) j+ M' m9 G% N
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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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3 N L5 b6 b+ h: `- Y/ ~7 K( oNone of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt., a$ U% i6 a+ J2 |! E% D9 r F
, c5 A* M7 {. sKaloutsky 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.0 S# |" a H% {4 d# c+ D
: @, D# u% j8 A3 TA 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.". H% |) V% _3 ~' d; X
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Police say the girls were both under 10.
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( O G& _2 N+ j$ wThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.& ^6 Q0 F8 p7 o
5 ^' a" `$ j3 M$ W& r5 LKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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