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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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8 E) L+ _- T, L) c% GTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
6 q. A9 t$ Y# Y/ J9 [8 fat 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.
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6 p; ?3 n' A J' L- dShare|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.# s O# u8 v3 K) h0 o* e( k
" q H. t+ R; w& n3 b/ U( H" @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.
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, ^/ d4 Z' T$ ^2 F. d"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief."( j0 t; C! P, ]$ i
- a% O9 K" T$ Y" xNone of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.+ t8 w& n0 z( Z, q" I
( K2 T) W5 k6 uKaloutsky 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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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."
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1 d1 B: s( ~ J; Q0 k: E3 ~Police say the girls were both under 10.7 x0 a7 r) R- [, i
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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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