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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:. V' g8 N1 ^9 T8 Y4 N' r
& Z3 \( t+ k* PTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
/ p3 ` v4 j$ |; iat 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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/ a+ e: }# W! ^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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"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief."$ j* |6 K( G8 N
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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% p$ O+ C; X; w9 d6 g- qKaloutsky 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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& L3 Y' D" o; H7 H& oA 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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Police say the girls were both under 10.5 q$ z$ j+ x+ d. V9 O3 _
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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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