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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 |
| Two crew members and two passengers were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries | |
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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, and there were several injuries. | |
| The 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. |
| Amtrak spokeswoman Beth Toll said two crew members and two passengers were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries 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. | |
| Alex Prevost, a University of Virginia health system spokesman, said on Wednesday afternoon it had received three patients and two more were on the way. | |
| 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”. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Minnesota Representative Jason Lewis’s staff posted on Twitter that the first-term congressman was among those taken to the hospital. The tweet from Lewis’ account said he was being checked for a concussion because of the impact. | |
| The White House press secretary, Sarah Sanders, said the president had been fully briefed on the situation and was receiving regular updates. | The 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. ” | |
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