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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:8 ]' N7 g s$ Y5 A, Q* H3 K$ \
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton1 @& Y7 O/ l: ~0 v6 e I0 A v
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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, Z* G, L5 [) I( H; PVia 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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- J2 O$ i4 m7 B( N2 H8 ]; B8 o"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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4 U4 @: z; D6 v5 B2 s/ TNone of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.. I2 i; v, U# ?+ i
, w1 ^/ q7 ?8 V9 aKaloutsky 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 Y. N: Y3 U e( H' {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."/ q1 O( L) q. _* x; b- o
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Police say the girls were both under 10.
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8 z: c/ n& r7 K5 @8 ^4 T7 `: L2 oThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.+ w4 j' S1 q% |# J) X( o
# [ U! |0 r2 \- r, i: O7 YKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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