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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:* o" G9 m6 A }
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton1 z9 W+ t. z# F6 N
at 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.% P2 `; t. Y4 W+ s2 @/ J) T% G
THE CANADIAN PRESS$ U4 K/ r& r3 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.
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4 C2 y$ }- k2 e- cVia 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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% R7 Z3 u Q7 r% G& p: N; o* o4 V: d"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief."
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/ s$ \$ p/ \; t; zNone of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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9 s8 o& L2 `. L% k$ `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.
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* L( d- c7 B+ B' L- j, p @; 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."+ f) j: B9 d$ m
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Police say the girls were both under 10.; E# j; J3 Y- g0 }* Y, u$ x* T: H
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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* G. O+ D! X, W+ R. h6 d W+ pKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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