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LZ, your time is wrong is 8:15am and they are two girls not boys. See the new attached below: g9 h: m2 v8 P
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Two girls, man killed as vehicle and passenger train collide in west Edmonton
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$ x F1 H+ Z" `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.6 m F" t& ^& n4 R
% C4 C- q8 g$ b5 n( a. SVia 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.( z* X; y' m( w1 T/ o5 H" K3 P* P
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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."% ^7 z% M4 u8 l3 J
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None of the 11 other crew members on board was hurt.
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5 v6 S) [( W4 c, K5 J3 J% 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.
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* |3 W3 l0 y/ I7 N! tA 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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0 G& {' M' r1 p' N% GPolice say the girls were both under 10.0 ^$ E E, D. C1 s- q( a( \0 P
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The lead locomotive in the Via train sustained minor damage and was repaired, Kaloutsky added.
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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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