A freight train carrying hazardous materials has derailed in western Arizona, in the latest such incident, officials have confirmed.
The derailment occurred Wednesday night in Mohave County, near the town of Topock, near the border with California and Nevada, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office said. New York Times.
The first information about the crash was received after 8 p.m., said Anita Mortensen, a spokeswoman for the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office. NOW. She said the derailment happened where the tracks ran parallel to Interstate 40.
She said there was no information on how many cars were on the train or what materials it was carrying when it derailed.
There were no immediate reports of leaks after the derailment.
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and BNSF Railway have been notified and are investigating, according to FOX10, a local affiliate of FOX News.
It is one of the latest train derailments reported in 2023 after a freight train operated by Norfolk Southern in February released more than a million gallons of hazardous materials and pollutants into the environment around the city of East Palestine, Ohio, prompting state authorities and probes from the NTSB.
