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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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$ m# o9 ]( f- Q( x9 f3 h. HTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
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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.$ `& ?9 \* M5 j! t! \: r
) m6 p/ X' y4 Q! w3 B"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief."7 G8 T" N2 n9 }2 s0 X
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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/ I. X7 z" j" `, @ w, ?% X& `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.: {1 M% n& f. R8 }" `
3 \+ z- X2 l; f4 v+ B; eA 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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# U7 R. z3 n- c2 b; P7 Z7 |9 p; t4 TPolice say the girls were both under 10.$ G$ l! @0 A% e
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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5 l6 U2 p- k. b: }+ r) q+ h$ P, s- X6 zKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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