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In by somebody there showing this trash truck. sort of hard to make it out but that is the trash truck that was apparently hit by the amtrak train. it appears if you look at the right side that picture is being taken from possibly inside the train and obviously its a trash truck. not easy to see the extent of the damages are. curbelo said he sees minor injuries, cuts and bruises. the person we heard is injured, and we dont have any detail on this, might have been standing and that might have bee...

In, youve got lawmakers essentially acting as their own reporters and their own medics on this train. ive seen a number of lawmakers, republicans, members of the house in particular, tweeting that they and being treated on the scene. youre looking at the picture provided to us by a lawmaker on the train. the truck will get the worst end of this in a truck versus amtrak collision. we are a few hours down the line from where the lawmakers were expected to arrive in a few hours. there is a large op...

If they were hurt, we know little at this time. >> one of my sources said the garbage truck driver didnt appear to be injured but we dont have word on that. did anyone appear to be hurt on the outside? >> a couple colleagues say they saw the driver emerge from the vehicle, and he seemed to be okay. he was waiving, apparently. i personally cannot confirm that. for now, theres no news on how were going to proceed. the train has stopped. im not sure well be able to remain on this train. its a littl...

We have breaking news. the train carrying members of congress to the gop release just had some kind of accident. it said most people seem okay, but there also appear to be some injuries. we dont have -- were not on the scene yet, but our colleague, kasie hunt, who covers the hill, is on the phone with us. kasie, are you there? >> reporter: hi, steph. yeah. i am driving on my way down to west virginia to cover this republican retreat. we have heard at nbc that the train that was carrying members ...

Appear to be minor describing a scene that was chaotic and things flying around in the train but not the situation where significant injuries are being reported, at least not yet, stephanie. >> when you look at that picture, we dont know how serious it is at the moment. that was a trash truck so theres a lot of trash there. it looks serious because theres stuff all over the place. from the people we heard from on the train, they are okay. it doesnt mean everybody is okay, but those folks are say...

Spouses acting as the on site first aid. there was someone that did have injuries. its good to know as were following twitter, were hearing from more and more members of the gop saying we are safe. its concerning, though, we just heard from chris collins its not just these members of congress but their spouses and in some cases their children. it is a multiday retreat, so you hate to hear stories like this. when you look at the truck, my goodness, that driver -- >> we did hear somebody saying th...

Fire, and rescue staff there to help. we should point out -- >> these are coming from congressman curbelo. >> i want to share the names of some of the people who already alerted us via twitter theyre save. martha mcsally sent out a tweet. please join me in praying for the health of those injured. representative kevin kramer who said chris and i are on the train. were okay. praying for the drivers of the truck involved. representative bruce westerman, im on the train in virginia. im fine. he says...

Now an e-mail from amtrak, let me read it to you. an amtrak train came into contact with a vehicle that was on the tracks at 11:20 a.m. eastern time at crows head, virginia. no injuries to passengers or crew members, this from amtrak. local law enforcement investigating the incident. the train originated in washington, d.c. updates will be provided, as you would expect. not a whole heck of a lot from amtrak. they on this press release do not report any injuries. i know we have some reporting to ...

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