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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:
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" Z; U( [0 @" }! k* `Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton7 i1 E8 ^" H: F
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.
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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.
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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.0 w1 f0 l! j3 n) I- M
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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." P4 T0 i8 ? `. \& A( Z4 }
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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$ v- S0 v4 N+ A; m) M$ d; M8 _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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6 G$ K# o: ?7 z6 L* D3 lA 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."% w1 v, H4 w# j9 V3 T
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Police say the girls were both under 10.
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The 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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