No injuries after CSX train derails in Palmetto
PALMETTO, Ga. - Police are on the scene of a train derailment in Palmetto early Friday morning.
What we know:
FOX 5 crews on the scene observed approximately 10 train cars lying on their sides on Highway 29 near a U.S. Postal Service processing center. A crane was already on-site as crews worked to lift cargo off the derailed cars.
FOX 5’s Kim Leoffler spoke with a Palmetto police officer who reported hearing a "loud bang" sometime after 1 a.m. Friday. CSX later confirmed to FOX 5 that six train cars derailed at approximately 2:23 a.m. According to the company, there is no threat to the community, as the train was not transporting any hazardous materials. No injuries were reported, and the locomotive had already been moved from the site by the time crews arrived.
CSX said intermodal cars have extra wheels, so it can appear more cars derailed than actually did.
What we don't know:
At this time, it remains unclear what caused the derailment or specifically what the train was transporting.
The Source: Information in this article about what crews saw came from FOX 5's Sam Daniel looking at their camera shot and speaking with them. The information from CSX came from an email sent to FOX 5's newsroom.