Amtrak train braked before fatal Virginia crash: safety agency

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A chartered Amtrak train carrying U.S. Republican lawmakers was traveling at 61 miles per hour (98.17 kilometers per hour) when the engineer applied the brakes before striking a truck on the tracks in Crozet, Virginia, investigators said on Thursday.

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