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| Train carrying dozens of GOP lawmakers hits truck in Virginia | Train carrying dozens of GOP lawmakers hits truck in Virginia |
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| One person who was not aboard the train was killed | One person who was not aboard the train was killed |
| No lawmakers were believed to be injured in the accident | No lawmakers were believed to be injured in the accident |
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| Wed 31 Jan 2018 17.18 GMT | Wed 31 Jan 2018 17.18 GMT |
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| A chartered train carrying dozens of GOP lawmakers to a Republican retreat in West Virginia struck a garbage truck south of Charlottesville, Virginia, on Wednesday, lawmakers said. | A chartered train carrying dozens of GOP lawmakers to a Republican retreat in West Virginia struck a garbage truck south of Charlottesville, Virginia, on Wednesday, lawmakers said. |
| One person who was not aboard the train was killed, according to authorities and witness reports. | |
| No lawmakers were believed injured in the accident. House speaker Paul Ryan was aboard and was unhurt, aides said. | |
| “We’re fine, but our train hit a garbage truck. Members with medical training are assisting the drivers of the truck,” Representative Greg Walden of Oregon, wrote on Twitter. | “We’re fine, but our train hit a garbage truck. Members with medical training are assisting the drivers of the truck,” Representative Greg Walden of Oregon, wrote on Twitter. |
| A GOP aide said the train is partially derailed. Oklahoma Representative Tom Cole says a person on the truck may have been seriously injured. | A GOP aide said the train is partially derailed. Oklahoma Representative Tom Cole says a person on the truck may have been seriously injured. |
| Cole said he was not aware of any injuries on the train. | |
| Amtrak spokeswoman Kimberly Woods says there were no reported injuries to passengers or crew members after the incident, which happened around 11:20am in Crozet, Virginia, about 15 miles west of Charlottesville and two hours into the journey from Washington. | |
| Cole said he felt “a tremendous jolt” when the accident occurred, and that the truck had been ripped in half. He added that he saw a person wrapped in tarpaulin and that emergency workers appeared to be “putting a body away”. | |
| The train was en route to the Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs for a three-day issues retreat featuring appearances by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. | |
| Cole said several lawmakers who are doctors got off the train to assist, including Representative Brad Wenstrup of Ohio, who was also at last June’s shooting of Republicans at a baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, and treated some of those victims. | |
| White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said the president had been fully briefed on the situation and was receiving regular updates. | White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said the president had been fully briefed on the situation and was receiving regular updates. |
| “There is one confirmed fatality and one serious injury,” she said. “There are no serious injuries among members of Congress or their staff. Senior administration officials are in regular contact with Amtrak and state and local authorities. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone that has been affected by this incident.” | “There is one confirmed fatality and one serious injury,” she said. “There are no serious injuries among members of Congress or their staff. Senior administration officials are in regular contact with Amtrak and state and local authorities. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone that has been affected by this incident.” |
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