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The train was carrying Republican lawmakers and staff to a political retreat in West Virginia when it collided with the lorry in the last half hour.

Those on board the Amtrak train are believed to be unhurt in the crash at Crozet, near Charlottesville in Virginia.

However one person has died and another seriously injured, a White House official has confirmed. The two victims were riding in the cab of the truck when it was hit by the train.

Republican chairman of the House of Commerce Greg Walden shared a shocking photo of the accident.