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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:6 `$ H: u( ^, _
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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. E5 |( p) z$ i. X6 m. S- yShare|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.. z5 k1 t- _1 T: l
8 d: j, d" K; r! H! q x* hVia 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." y& m7 I2 y1 c4 g! u. l$ H- Z* Q
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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.4 E3 Q& ^2 A) s* i5 ]% R+ r
! X) Q- j9 V, G% NA 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."! ^9 D( I( d" a1 ~4 ]
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Police say the girls were both under 10.
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8 n3 s& L M L8 t: ` MThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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* v( \' F; @. h4 Y% D: XKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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