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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:4 x) a6 m) D9 \6 z2 y+ J
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton7 Q2 I- P+ ^6 ^2 S: k7 i
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.0 f% {& z/ I% Q8 Z9 o9 l
THE CANADIAN PRESS) P3 _4 J+ g8 X) e0 o' Z, f6 a( S/ {) a
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.' Y0 x ?: r4 E" Q8 }7 V. t9 w+ g
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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.4 o5 m0 h, |, \ E; d
9 G- p- _& r! \3 e& V4 @+ Z) j"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& g2 _* }6 N9 Q% A4 B* S
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.+ }4 L& N4 b- S+ Z3 b
4 W. Z0 S) ?- U! d/ ~1 `8 n1 a" b$ {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.! @5 N) e" D- J. D4 m% [& p2 h
0 e4 R7 u3 j: @ ]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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( P2 d% X3 Q3 w* b7 _$ `/ b1 UPolice say the girls were both under 10.0 _, R- }6 X2 a. ^/ d
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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5 o3 I$ c( Y" I6 AKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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