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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:. K5 j( j% D* M/ b% l
$ ~# ?. E2 O3 I* ?# zTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
/ s- b: i( e1 x8 `+ EShare|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., O4 V( m6 X7 g' g
2 ?" y2 u' `, O/ ]2 T. c% q"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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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.; c) S7 b* \5 Z) m1 s
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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.", q* C; X0 r! X) v& ~9 c% {
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Police say the girls were both under 10.- B2 {/ ^0 z+ a
% m# P3 J% H, |5 A, \* [2 OThe 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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