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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:7 d: C, D1 L; [ g* S) z0 f: ]) x: i
. \; e1 W- b" q' [Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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THE CANADIAN PRESS- Y" ~5 u0 M2 U
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.
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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.8 T5 P" {# g5 U# W6 Q
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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."0 t# s& x: Y$ g+ X
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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& F7 Q9 k; y4 Z, g. h0 kKaloutsky 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."
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) T# t, C9 M8 c. B FPolice say the girls were both under 10." A ]' t" B5 _1 N: P5 c0 `: {9 L' @
9 a* f8 d+ n! m) i; \& GThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.6 N( {, S0 q+ d( ~! k! D8 ?3 t2 O2 ]
/ ^( y9 Z7 |# |0 Z! ZKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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