Truck was on tracks despite gates when struck by Amtrak train: U.S. report

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http://l1.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/j932pkZemFraEoSCpZsJGQ--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2018-02-21T180358Z_1_LYNXNPEE1K1UW_RTROPTP_2_USA-CONGRESS-TRAIN.JPG (https://www.yahoo.com/news/truck-tracks-despite-gates-struck-amtrak-train-u-180358965.html)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. A passenger on the garbage truck was killed and two others on the truck were injured.



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