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2018 Crozet, Virginia train crash - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Crozet,_Virginia_train_crash The Crozet, Virginia train crash was a railway accident that occurred on January 31, 2018. A charteredAmtrak train, following the route normally used by the Amtrak Cardinal and carrying a group of lawmakers from the Republican Party, collided with a garbage truck at a level crossing at Lanetown Road near Crozet, ...
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Powers, Martine (31 January 2018). "Amtrak train carrying GOP members to retreat collides with truck". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
Jump up^ Silva, Daniella (31 January 2018). "Train carrying GOP lawmakers to retreat hits trash truck". MSNBC. NBC News. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
Jump up^ Oregon Congressman Greg Walden (January 31, 2018). "We're fine, but our train hit a garbage truck. Members with medical training are assisting the drivers of the truck". Twitter. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
Jump up^ "Investigation Underway in Fatal Train Crash in Crozet, No Foul Play Suspected" NBC29,com http://www.nbc29.com/story/37394526/report-train-vs-vehicle-01-31-2018retrieved January 31, 2018 One of the two passengers of the trash truck, Christopher Foley, 28, of Louisa County, died from injuries sustained from the crash. The other passenger was airlifted to the University of Virginia Medical Center with critical injuries, while the driver of the truck was taken by ground in serious condition. Amtrak is reporting that two crew members and two passengers of the train were transported to UVA with minor injuries. crossing does have a signal with flashing lights and arms to block the crossing. Those were down across the road Wednesday, at least after the crash. One of the two passengers of the trash truck, Christopher Foley, 28, of Louisa County, died from injuries sustained from the crash.
Jump up^ Bresnahan, John (31 January 2018). "Train carrying members of Congress hits truck, killing driver". Politico. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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Did a Train Carrying GOP Congressmen Crash Due to a 'Deep State ...
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Claim: The train carrying GOP members of Congress to a West Virginia retreat crashed due to a Deep State plot. , disreputable web sites like TheGatewayPundit.com, YourNewsWire and InfoWars.com latched on, reporting with no evidence that the incident was the result of a nefarious “Deep State” plot to either scare Republicans into falling in line or assassinate them, depending on which crank web site or social media feed one happened to be looking at. For example, InfoWars asked:
Claimed by: Gateway Pundit WVIR reporter Matt Talhelm, who was at the scene reported, the arms of the crossing guard appeared functional and were down when the accident occurred:... Sites like YourNewsWire, Gateway Pundit and InfoWars have made it a habitual practice to cynically exploit tragedies and spread false information about them for their own purposes.
Fact check by Snopes.com: FALSE
NTSB rules out foul play in crash of Amtrak train carrying GOP ...
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/...foul-play...crash.../1431517486906/
Investigators have ruled out foul play in the crash of a train that was carrying a number of Republican congressional members to a retreat in West Virginia.
Louisa County Man Dead in Train Crash in Crozet, No Foul Play Su ...
www.nbc29.com/.../update-louisa-county-man-dead-in-train-crash-in-crozet-no-foul-pla...1 day ago - One of the two passengers of the trash truck, Christopher Foley, 28, of Louisa County, died from injuries sustained from the crash. The other passenger was airlifted to the University of VirginiaMedical Center with critical injuries, while the driver of the truck was taken by ground in serious condition. Amtrak is ...
No criminal activity suspected in train accident | TheHill
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Law enforcement officials do not suspect any foul play in a train crash Wednesday morning that left several lawmakers injured and one person dead.
One dead after train carrying GOP lawmakers crashes near Crozet
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One person is dead and at least two seriously injured after an Amtrak train carrying dozens of members of Congress to a GOP policy retreat at The Greenbrier in West Virginia crashed into a garbage truck just west of Crozet on Wednesday morning. The train was a specially chartered Amtrak train that left ...
Train carrying members of Congress hits truck, 1 dead - CNNPolitics
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/31/politics/congress-train-accident/index.html
A train carrying dozens of Republican members of Congress, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, to their legislative retreat in West Virginia hit a ... Amtrak said in a statement that the traincame into contact with a vehicle that was on the tracks at 11:20 a.m. ET in Crozet, Virginia, outside Charlottesville.
Amtrak train crash: GOP lawmakers' train hits truck near Crozet, VA ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/.../amtrak-train-crash-gop-lawmakers-crozet-virginia-today/
Feb 1, 2018 A train carrying Republican members of Congress to their retreat at Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, hit a garbage truck mid-morning Wednesday. One of the passengers in the truck, Christopher Foley, 28, of Louisa County, was killed in the ...
One person killed when Amtrak train carrying GOP lawmakers to ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../gop-retreat-train-collides-with-truck-no-serious-inju...14 hours ago - CROZET, Va. — One person was killed, and six were injured when an Amtrak train carrying Republican lawmakers to an annual party conference in West Virginia hit a truck here ... The crash cast a somber tone on the GOP's long-planned huddle at the Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
Train carrying GOP lawmakers to retreat hits truck on tracks, 1 killed ...
www.foxnews.com/.../train-carrying-lawmakers-to-gop-retreat-involved-in-accident.htm...22 hours ago - Train carrying Republicans to retreat involved in accident. Chartered Amtrak traincollided with a dump truck near Crozet, Virginia; Republican members of Congress were traveling to their post-State of the Union retreat at The Greenbrier resort in West Virginia. A train carrying members of Congress to a ...
2/1/2018 Train carrying GOP members of Congress hits garbage truck, one ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/.../train-carrying-gop-lawmakers-retreat-hits-trash-truck-n8...
Emergency personnel at the scene of a train crash in Crozet, Virginia, involving an Amtrakpassenger train carrying dozens of Republican lawmakers on Wednesday. Zack Wajsgrasu / The Daily Progress via AP. Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas, who was traveling with his wife, described the scene as "a mess," ...
Alex Jones said the GOP Amtrak crash was a “kamikaze” attack ...
https://www.salon.com/2018/01/.../alex-jones-gop-amtrak-train-crash-kamikaze-attack...
19 hours ago - According to an Amtrak spokesman, at 11:20 a.m. in Crozet, Virginia, near Charlottesville, the train hit the truck on the tracks and that "Two members of the train's crew and two passengers ... Jerome Corsi, head of Washington D.C. News Bureau for Jones and his website Info Wars, tweeted the same theory.
Alex Jones said the GOP Amtrak crash was a "kamikaze" attack, because of course he did
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Alex Jones: Accident involving train carrying GOP lawmakers was a “kamikaze” attack on Republicans
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Conspiracy theorists are already making wild claims about the Amtrak train full of Republican lawmakers that collided ...
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Alex Jones said the GOP Amtrak crash was a “kamikaze” attack ...
https://www.salon.com/2018/01/.../alex-jones-gop-amtrak-train-crash-kamikaze-attack...
19 hours ago - On Wednesday, Alex Jones claimed that an incident in which a train carrying GOP lawmakers crashed into a truck earlier that day was not simply an ... According to an Amtrak spokesman, at 11:20 a.m. in Crozet, Virginia, near Charlottesville, the train hit the truck on the tracks and that "Two members of the ...
Alex Jones: Accident involving train carrying GOP lawmakers was a ...
https://www.mediamatters.org/video/2018/01/31/alex-jones...train.../219223
21 hours ago - ALEX JONES (HOST): This is breaking: Paul Ryan was onboard the train carrying lawmakers, a whole bunch of lawmakers, to a high-level GOP retreat. A truck kamikaze rammed it, a cement truck, a big truck, a dump truck kamikaze rammed it. And Paul Ryan was on board. There's one dead. A bunch of ...
Alex Jones: Train Crash Was 'Kamikaze' Attack On Republicans ...
https://crooksandliars.com/2018/01/alex-jones-train-crash-was-kamikaze-attack
21 hours ago - ALEX JONES (HOST): This is breaking: Paul Ryan was onboard the train carrying lawmakers, a whole bunch of lawmakers, to a high-level GOP retreat. A truck kamikaze rammed it, a cement truck, a big truck, a dump truck kamikaze rammed it. And Paul Ryan was on board. There's one dead. A bunch of ...
Conspiracy theorists are making wild claims on the GOP train crash ...
www.businessinsider.com/gop-amtrak-crash-deep-state-conspiracy-theory-2018-1
11 hours ago - "This is standard dump truck ... that is CIA playbook 100%." Jones' website suggested someone hacked the traffic controls in the area, prompting the collision. Others began analyzing images of a damaged train to support a theory that a truck intentionally rammed the train to derail it. Screen Shot 2018 01 31 ...
'Democrat Dump Truck' Conspiracy Theory Spreads Online After Crash
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23 hours ago - Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) January 31, 2018. In a segment from his InfoWarsshow, Jones continued to push the theory that the truck collision was a deliberate act of sabotage. “Atruck kamikaze rammed [the train], a cement truck, a big truck, a dump truck kamikaze rammed it,” he said of the incident.
Train Derailment With 74 Injuries Is Traced to a Vandalized Switch ...
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Aug 14, 1992 - At a news conference here this evening, Mr. Hart said tests after the accident had revealed that the signal was working properly. He said he ... Photo: Sabotage to a rail switch appears to be the cause of the derailment of an Amtrak train on Wednesday night in Newport News, Va., that injured 70. Instead of ...
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