 鲜花( 4)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below:/ Q) o$ B- s" E9 h2 U2 G
0 G/ n) C* n" W8 k9 G0 W
Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
# F2 ~+ ?+ u. Z# {) Y1 Vat 19:12 on May 4, 2010, EDT.
6 B+ O0 ^7 d# \6 `( ?) l7 NTHE CANADIAN PRESS; o0 w$ `/ V: e# t
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.! w! ^+ `# a2 T0 I, u1 j
% _9 h- ~2 ~. z+ e1 S
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.- O; @9 A4 f$ }4 Y* S5 r6 K
7 [8 e- @! n2 J0 r. K9 l% o"We have 227 passengers on board the train, none of whom sustained any injuries," Kaloutsky said Tuesday. "Our two engineers, understandably, have requested relief."
& ~# q i5 D, O4 n% P$ b1 Y6 H
" i! t7 p" ?% y7 k* ?( {; uNone of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.& {6 c& y8 H) r
) u; B% Z, ~$ C. M9 R
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.
/ `! k& x% L0 |% t. `7 y9 L* Y$ p3 y
% |4 d" m+ r# Q7 n% b+ v2 mA 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.", ]% \3 V* L, D
1 M" K# b) V. @+ A* w
Police say the girls were both under 10.+ ]1 ?! L4 N3 ~4 }
# A$ u4 U% [4 \" B9 Q
The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.1 ]0 N7 W7 m0 W9 U" r$ A/ o
. X! S/ l' f3 h! R* ^
Kaloutsky said the coroner released the train before 3 p.m. and it was expected to reach Vancouver sometime Wednesday afternoon. |
|