By Chad Pergram, Judson Berger
Published January 31, 2018
A train carrying members of Congress to a Republican retreat in West Virginia slammed into a dump truck on Wednesday, throwing lawmakers from their seats and leaving at least one person dead, officials said.
The truck may have been stuck on the tracks. There are mixed reports over whether the train actually derailed.
Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., confirmed this fatality, and said others in the truck were airlifted out.
Amtrak released a brief statement saying the train "came into contact" with the vehicle.
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., was on the train but is fine, Fox News is told. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Wis., was not on the train.
The accident took place in Crozet, Va., near Charlottesville, Va. Members were on a special chartered Amtrak train to the Greenbrier resort, where Vice President Pence was set to speak Wednesday night, with a planned appearance from President Trump on Thursday.
The White House said Trump is "aware" of the accident, which comes one day after his State of the Union address. The retreat is where the party traditionally gathers to discuss their agenda and goals for the coming year.
While injuries on the train were described as minor, Rep. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., tweeted that he was helping the injured.
"We are on our way to our annual GOP retreat, the train carrying members and spouses hit something. Laina and I are ok, I am helping those that are injured, I will have Laina keep you updated as I know more," he tweeted.
“We don't think that's the case,” he told Fox News.
Walker said lawmakers are unsure how this will affect their plans for attending the retreat.
“Obviously, we don't know what those plans are,” he said. “Don't even know if the train is operable at this point.”
4 comments:
Who, in their right mind thinks it a good idea to place several lawmakers on a train?
#AwanBrothers trying to exclude as evidence the RepDWS laptop that he left in a phone booth months after being banned for stealing a House server that was evidence in a hacking probe.
Lots of potential manipulation/obstruction here. Cover-up!
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Dead identified as Christopher Foley, 28, of Louisa County (likely age of Antifa)
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UKDailyMail REVEALED: 'Railroad crossing had been malfunctioning' before train carrying Republican lawmakers hit a garbage truck and killed driver
Residents in Crozet, Virginia said the crossing arms had been malfunctioning before an Amtrak hit a garbage truck killing the driver
Benny Layne said the arms would stay down for hours at a time even when a train was not approaching
A chartered Amtrak train carrying Republican lawmakers to their annual retreat crashed into a truck stopped on the tracks on Wednesday in Virginia
One of the three people inside the truck died while the other two were injured
None of the lawmakers on the train were seriously injured
But Rep. Jason Lewis suffered a concussion and was among five people taken to the hospital
The group was headed to the Greenbrier Hotel in West Virginia
President Trump is slated to speak at the event tomorrow
The president said at an afternoon meeting that House Speaker Ryan had briefed him on the situation and said the Congressmen on board were 'doing pretty good'
Organizers said the event will go on with a few changes to the schedule, including a moment of prayer
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Dr. Jerome Corsi is saying that there was +200 republican congress people on the train. It was also hit from the rear by a second truck.
Qanon is saying the train was heading to a bunker for tomorrow which is when the Memo will be released.
Feb 1st is going to be a big day
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An early witness reported a lurch followed by a second one. I remember thinking "what was that?"
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Rep Marshall a doctor, said on Fox or CNN that he saw what he assumed was the driver walking away from the truck, uninjured... Sen. Flake reported the same.
I’m assuming that the ‘2 passengers’ were on the back of the truck. the Engineer was warned of truck by helicopter and started to slow down
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