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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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, p# U. P* `) l- OTwo girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
8 S: B* e7 S- p3 I7 k# wShare|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./ b9 _; G z5 [# S9 L* R
/ p+ b% M% p: }" n1 HVia 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.0 z& ^- ]# `5 J6 Y6 w/ E' }
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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."4 G- t5 \. v$ P
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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, g; e& b9 J& m3 l) j5 {/ TKaloutsky 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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- _8 b- U' a8 F/ ]) n0 @: sA 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.". Q" b: d0 G1 _8 ] ~
1 L) m' J! O, T% @& L( u5 s1 ePolice say the girls were both under 10.
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; P" X8 G. t8 R5 i$ S3 X! i0 P& R9 nThe lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.% r6 X4 K5 w9 N* }$ z+ X/ P: V9 h
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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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