Truck was on tracks despite gates when struck by Amtrak train: U.S. report
February 21, 2018 / 1:10 PM / Updated 6 hours ago
Reuters Staff
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.†...
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