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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:' T) h& G/ k' [1 ?% l
0 h' F( F; r! Q( DTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton& U# C. a1 l8 |5 T
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.3 y6 d* K! R( t9 @( C" z
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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.: D, }5 u$ ~) [0 r; N9 ?1 D
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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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3 G, O J/ N! a1 O7 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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0 R j8 r# \; Q AA 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."
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8 a7 v/ Y3 w6 e, S k' }. u: e# rPolice say the girls were both under 10.
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2 j2 _0 ~6 M% {9 Z+ \) W% {" ` OThe 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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