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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:) H" H4 e, i: M3 m- g
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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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.; j6 C$ q# S! Q4 h
+ C/ D; i7 D+ {& D5 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.' B+ d: [" ?) w4 `
) ?* _8 v& E8 s* _6 V$ x"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.
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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."+ q5 P9 T6 b! ?1 }
$ B* v- x! ~ ^/ Z( g2 x0 SPolice say the girls were both under 10.; p" n/ T- O& y2 c0 k
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The 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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