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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:# l1 o; S9 L8 u- r4 G( V
$ Q Z6 s, M7 t9 E9 F: pTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton# c+ Z% `+ P) h7 G
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.
$ F8 \, o2 f/ x. \: f" z3 FTHE CANADIAN PRESS, x# ^* x) P7 N& H% z* [
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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K3 U+ _ {# l, e6 m8 O8 S% AVia 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.7 J$ s- [( F6 y' z$ S2 b# S
+ {& A4 f. n; C. O& i"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief.". g: Y4 w, m6 [9 G, e+ q& w$ K
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.2 ]" u4 v+ ]8 r
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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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4 J M% A4 @ y6 ^" s/ jA 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."; Y( Y% o x% H! K: v2 B2 W4 P
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Police say the girls were both under 10.; A( h+ H7 q* m
e7 B9 z. A# M; |The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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) q9 l( y: s, V* Y7 o2 @" ^# s; `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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