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Edited by Onion Beetle Fan: 1/31/2018 6:17:08 PM
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Truck Passenger Killed In Crash Carrying Republican Members Of Congress, Lawmakers Say

[quote]Amtrak train was heading to West Virginia A train carrying members of Congress to a GOP retreat struck a garbage truck in Virginia and at least one person aboard the truck is dead, according to a senator on the train. Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona told The Washington Post that there were three passengers on the truck, with one dead and two injured. Flake said he and other lawmakers carried one of the injured truck passengers to an ambulance with local medical personnel. The Amtrak train crashed with the truck in Crozet, which is west of Charlottesville. Rep. Roger Marshall, a doctor who represents Kansas' 1st District, said the train"carrying members and spouses hit something." He said he is treating those who are injured. A reporter with BuzzFeed News tweeted a photo of a badly damaged truck at the scene and said the truck driver is injured. There appears to be trash scattered across the area. BREAKING: GOP train hit a truck on way to retreat. Sources say driver getting medical attention; members okay. Pic-> pic.twitter.com/99xmsGFEEs — [url=https://twitter.com/rachaelmbade/status/958740941589893121]Rachael Bade (@rachaelmbade) January 31, 2018[/url] Rep. Jeff Denham tweeted a photo of the front of the train, which is scratched and dented but mostly intact. .@maryaliceparks Front of the train heading to the Greenbrier pic.twitter.com/QGUxUbo8m7 — [url=https://twitter.com/RepJeffDenham/status/958746186495741953]Jeff Denham (@RepJeffDenham) January 31, 2018[/url] Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma tweeted that he is safe, but first responders are treating minor injuries on the train.The train was taking the lawmakers to a Republican retreat at The Greenbrier, a resort in West Virginia on the border with Virginia. Our train heading to the GOP Retreat in West Virginia has been involved in an accident. I am safe but first responders are treating minor injuries on the train & treating the truck drivers. Praying.... — [url=https://twitter.com/SenatorLankford/status/958743788285022208]Sen. James Lankford (@SenatorLankford) January 31, 2018[/url] I’m on the train w/members of Congress that was just involved in a crash. I’m ok. Most members are ok but serious injuries on the ground. — [url=https://twitter.com/KYComer/status/958743939619713025]James Comer (@KYComer) January 31, 2018[/url] House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, said she is "Praying that all are well both on the train and off." Just learned of the crash involving the train carrying Republican Members of Congress to their retreat today. Praying that all are well both on the train and off. — [url=https://twitter.com/NancyPelosi/status/958746892631932931]Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) January 31, 2018[/url] [/quote] http://www.koat.com/article/train-carrying-gop-congressmen-to-retreat-in-accident/15942659

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