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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:* f6 y* q) N6 `' d8 V/ m$ D% F$ |
5 d( w5 {2 C% PTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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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.5 `2 c. t1 Y1 g+ k. H
0 c# @6 v+ [/ R8 N9 d7 gVia 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.1 k- j" c+ b2 c/ _/ {- f, g
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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."( W$ M! t# n( Q, d+ y6 q/ S% W4 u! f
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.6 M6 j4 I0 Q% V6 u/ i8 t0 }
1 F! R1 j1 I0 o) F' T5 LKaloutsky 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.* G7 ^) Q+ f' c3 ^6 g9 a" x& g
& \0 f1 d9 l- _8 dA 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." c+ e" \2 `" d: d* F' q
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Police say the girls were both under 10.
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* f/ I& }4 D; ^2 |4 g' z9 r2 ZThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.% k0 z; \2 \( ^1 N2 E! o$ V
' L$ ^1 e9 _$ mKaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
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