Bethlehem, PA. (AP) – Officials say three trains were involved in collision and derailment in East Pennsylvania on Saturday morning, which did not report any injury or withdrawal, but left some rail cars, which were scattered on the banks of a river and at least one partly scattered into the river.
Officials of Northampton County said that the lower beautification on the banks of the Leh River was reported to be derailed at around 7:15 am. Township police chief, Thomas Barand said that emergency personnel got “derailed” but no injuries were received. He said that no dangerous material was included and no withdrawal was ordered.
The National Transportation Safety Board said the initial information indicates from a Norfoch Southern train on an east that another Norfolk was killed in the southern train that stopped on the same track. The NTSB told the Associated Press in an email that the debris from the striking train spread on a adjacent track and one was killed by the Norfoch southern train.
Officials said the collision derailed an unknown number of cars, but no injury or release of dangerous materials was reported. NTSB Email said that a team had included “the train operations, signals and train control, mechanical system and human performance experts” were expected to arrive during the day later.
Nancy Run Fire Company posted posted pictures, in which many rail cars are scattered on the banks of the river and at least one partially scattered in water. Local authorities told reporters that some ropes were used to help some personnel, who were derailed to reach the road from the banks of the river.
Barandt said that the containing boom was deployed after the diesel fuel spread in the river. Norfolk Southern called it a small diesel fuel leak to “common when the locomotives were contained” which was contained with the boom and would be “vacuum out”.
Norfolk Dakshin also said that plastic pellets would be cleaned by a car, mainly on the ground, and it. The company praised “Accelerated, Professional Response” by local emergency agencies.
Gary Weeland, who lived across the river in Bethlham Township, told the morning call that he initially heard what seemed like an accident, then a quiet period after the sound of another accident.
“As the other one was getting, I went up and looked out of the window and saw a splash. I told my wife, ‘I think a train derailed.’ ‘Vyland said.
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