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Congressmen Young, King, Senator Ernst okay after train crash with truck

January 31, 2018 By Dar Danielson

Train wreck photo tweeted by Congressman Steve King.

A train carrying Republican lawmakers to a GOP retreat in West Virginia ran into a dump truck today.

A spokesperson for Iowa Congressman David Young says Young was on the train, and was not injured in the accident.

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst tweeted that she was on the train and is okay. The first reports indicate that several members of Congress sustained minor injuries and one of the people in the garbage truck was killed.

Update: Iowa Congressman Steve King was also on the train and is okay.

 

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Filed Under: Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News, Politics / Govt Tagged With: David Young, Joni Ernst, Republican Party

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