WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. No lawmakers were believed injured, but it at least one person in the truck was said to be seriously injured.
"We're fine, but our train hit a garbage truck. Members with medical training are assisting the drivers of the truck," Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., wrote on Twitter.
A GOP aide said the train is partially derailed.
Oklahoma GOP Rep. Tom Cole says a person on the truck may have been seriously injured.
Cole said he's not aware of any injuries on the train. A GOP aide speaking on condition of anonymity says no lawmakers were injured. {FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!}
Cole said he believes the accident occurred south of Charlottesville, Virginia. The train was en route to the Greenbrier resort in White Sulfur Springs for a three-day issues retreat featuring appearances by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
Rep. Bradley Byrne, R-Ala., tweeted: "The train carrying GOP members to our retreat had a collision, but Rebecca and I are both okay. Security and doctors on board are helping secure the scene and treat injuries."
Cole said he felt "a tremendous jolt" when the accident occurred at about 11:15 a.m. EST, nearly two hours after it left Washington headed to the Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
He said the train stopped quickly after impact. He said several GOP lawmakers who are doctors got off the train to assist, including Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, who was also at last June's shooting of Republicans at a baseball practice in nearby Alexandria, Virginia, and treated some of the victims.
Other doctor-lawmakers who helped included Reps. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, Phil Roe, R-Tenn., and Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La.
Cole said the front of the train hit a vehicle that appeared to be a trash truck, which he said was torn in half. He said the accident apparently occurred at or near a crossing because he could see railroad crossing gates.
He said lawmakers had not yet been told when they would resume their trip to their retreat.
Step up your game, Chucky D
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Step up your game, Chucky D
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schmick, speaking about Larry Nassar's pubescent and prepubescent victims wrote: They couldn't even kick that doctors ass
Seems they rather just lay there, get fucked and play victim
Re: Step up your game, Chucky D
Garbage truck driver drives onto train tracks in front of an oncoming train. Garbage truck driver dies.
I don't think the Darwin thing means what you think it means.
I don't think the Darwin thing means what you think it means.
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Re: Step up your game, Chucky D
The article as posted indicates that "a person on the truck may have been seriously injured."Dinsdale wrote:Garbage truck driver drives onto train tracks in front of an oncoming train. Garbage truck driver dies.
I don't think the Darwin thing means what you think it means.
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Joe in PB wrote: Yeah I'm the dumbass
schmick, speaking about Larry Nassar's pubescent and prepubescent victims wrote: They couldn't even kick that doctors ass
Seems they rather just lay there, get fucked and play victim
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Re: Step up your game, Chucky D
Hardly surprised to find out that a bus full of Republican lawmakers turned into a garbage seeking missile.
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Re: Step up your game, Chucky D
Apparently the medical assistance wasn’t good enough. There is one less garbage truck rider in the world. Hopefully it was the driver and would certainly meet any “Darwin” categorization.
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Re: Step up your game, Chucky D
He had three kids. Uncle Chuck missed.
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Re: Step up your game, Chucky D
Friend of mine died exactly the same way when we were 22 years old. He and another guy were digging the same kind of tunnel and it collapsed. One died, one got out. It was at Sand Lake Oregon dunes, I got there in time to help dig them out. Not the best decision they made.
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Re: Step up your game, Chucky D
Seems to happen about once a year...somewhere. Happened here in San Diego a couple of years ago.
Sand, even wet sand, is not generally a good structural material.
Sand, even wet sand, is not generally a good structural material.