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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* }$ k6 d7 f) b! _2 v
# r4 W. W, M; v% B' FTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton q% Q. h( k. g" k5 ~$ c$ E: N$ S" O
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.5 C- x$ q* }* }. c, X) N
THE CANADIAN PRESS
. @& z' ?$ a, OShare|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.6 r! N) P; k; J! c& J
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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.+ ?; n9 b1 A( u- G* P* w
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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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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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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., N6 F( B+ N" K
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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."9 @/ `- P$ E; y+ \
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Police say the girls were both under 10.5 b& p8 ?4 N8 Y
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.( j3 y6 Y |( q- y- n
3 v T8 k! j# [) }" F% C' e) {' \4 MKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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