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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:' q8 t( z8 F1 ]) [1 |7 Q# ]
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
: `+ Y. t4 U8 C' {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., ]; l/ ? p) \' F, Q6 l. r4 F: b
- y; N: D) s7 A, eVia 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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8 J) y8 P) U* C" J q4 M) p4 I"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief." @. |1 }; S0 q+ f9 X9 U
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.$ P# _* o: S# k2 i4 y- S
7 o: l* y; F% k; K( dKaloutsky 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.) o- Y6 a% o# N! Y: o
* e& _0 K; ]' kA 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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/ ]8 ^+ B% w( S0 Q+ E/ QPolice say the girls were both under 10.% O! ]1 p6 ]+ W( l" i, D
6 [( N; j" ^* XThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.# @2 P$ d% a: U }7 l. ?* f) d" p
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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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