NBC: Train carrying GOP Congress members hits garbage truck, one dead
A chartered train carrying Republican lawmakers to a retreat collided with a trash truck Wednesday morning and left at least one person dead.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders there was one confirmed fatality and one person seriously injured.
"There are no serious injuries among members of Congress or their staff," she said in a statement.
The victim's identity was not immediately released.
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