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In reply to the discussion: Rail Safety Megathread. Updated July 23, 2024 [View all]
Eugene
(62,623 posts)36. Truck was on tracks despite gates when struck by Amtrak train: U.S. report
Source: Reuters
U.S. FEBRUARY 21, 2018 / 1:10 PM / UPDATED 14 HOURS AGO
Truck was on tracks despite gates when struck by Amtrak train: U.S. report
Reuters Staff
2 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A garbage truck was on the tracks despite lowered safety gates when it was struck by a train carrying Republican lawmakers in a fatal crash last month in rural Virginia, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Wednesday.
Data from a camera mounted on the front of the chartered Amtrak train showed the gates were down at the crossing at the time of the crash, according to a preliminary NTSB report on the Jan. 31 accident.
The report added that “witnesses to the crash reported that the refuse truck entered the crossing after the gates were down.”
A passenger on the garbage truck was killed and two others on the truck were injured. No lawmakers were seriously injured but one lawmaker was taken to a hospital as a precaution and released.
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Truck was on tracks despite gates when struck by Amtrak train: U.S. report
Reuters Staff
2 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A garbage truck was on the tracks despite lowered safety gates when it was struck by a train carrying Republican lawmakers in a fatal crash last month in rural Virginia, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Wednesday.
Data from a camera mounted on the front of the chartered Amtrak train showed the gates were down at the crossing at the time of the crash, according to a preliminary NTSB report on the Jan. 31 accident.
The report added that “witnesses to the crash reported that the refuse truck entered the crossing after the gates were down.”
A passenger on the garbage truck was killed and two others on the truck were injured. No lawmakers were seriously injured but one lawmaker was taken to a hospital as a precaution and released.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-train/truck-was-on-tracks-despite-gates-when-struck-by-amtrak-train-u-s-report-idUSKCN1G52DD
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