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    Train carrying lawmakers crashes in West Virginia
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    A train carrying Republican members of Congress and their spouses to a party retreat in West Virginia had a collision Wednesday, according to members who were on the train.

    Photos indicate that the train hit a truck.

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    Details from authorities weren’t immediately available.

    Rep. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, a doctor, said that he and his wife Laina were OK and he was “helping those that are injured.”

    Rep. Bradley Byrne, R-Ala., tweeted that he had his wife are OK as well after the collision.

    “Security and doctors on board are helping secure the scene and treat injuries,” he added.

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