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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:' P" N0 {4 g6 u
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton, X4 h, @" K5 m' K# o
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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.% v& V% J7 V& b- O
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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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# m% f+ I0 @/ F9 E# M! r0 {8 G"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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' h- a: J* c1 aNone 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.1 V# o. I+ e7 ` j& p9 P5 k! J
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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."/ p) ^6 N, H$ c6 k/ H
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Police say the girls were both under 10.
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9 W% y, m4 W$ h& T& H, VThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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; \3 C, L# D' E5 uKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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