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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:& z+ m: B0 h. E$ p& C- N1 _
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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THE CANADIAN PRESS# U" \" y- C0 T
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.
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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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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.' l. ]5 s% y: }
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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."/ \2 }. K; D" \
3 F, Z D$ B, l2 UPolice say the girls were both under 10.! c; P. l3 d7 C3 }1 ^5 A7 l' @+ V, M
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.& }" J# k4 x7 ?/ o* L1 J2 \; C
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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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