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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:) h( O" D! ]3 N7 u) N
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton8 b5 W. _# E; m
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.$ v$ ?5 y/ z' G( Q
THE CANADIAN PRESS
* q) U+ j5 G$ lShare|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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$ Q3 n1 l C( U: E( ^' @8 gVia 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."( m$ @. j3 \+ T# f% _
! X: `/ L! U# b8 p7 A hNone of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.4 q P7 C6 @" F' [+ h
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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 Q1 M v6 e8 A3 y! v
* @# ]6 _% m1 f2 V" tA 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 u2 V' ^( O3 \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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