In a telephone interview, Thursday evening Congressman Robert Aderholt stated that he and his wife Caroline are perfectly fine following the train/truck crash in Virginia Wednesday. He and Caroline were with the Republican delegation on board the train headed to a retreat in West Virginia for a planning conference when the train struck a garbage truck at a crossing. One person in the truck was killed and another was seriously injured. Congressman Aderholt stated that there were a few bruises among the passengers, but no one on the train was seriously injured. The delegation continued by bus to the retreat where President Trump joined them for the planning conference.