UPDATE: One fatality has been confirmed in the crash involving some sort of garbage truck and the Amtrak train carrying Republican lawmakers.
A truck crashed into a train carrying GOP lawmakers from the House of Representatives and the Senate today in Virginia.
The chartered train was carrying the politicians to a retreat when the collision occurred. The Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, was reportedly on the train.
BREAKING: GOP train hit a truck on way to retreat. Sources say driver getting medical attention; members okay. Pic-> pic.twitter.com/99xmsGFEEs
— Rachael Bade (@rachaelmbade) January 31, 2018
The most sever injuries were reportedly suffered by the driver of the truck. The lawmakers apparently only have minor injuries.
The train was heading to West Virginia.
