A freight train derailed on a tiny bridge outside Pittsburgh, sending its cargo plummeting into the drinking water below.
The Norfolk Southern prepare was touring around a bridge in the northeast suburb of Harmar on Thursday afternoon, community ABC affiliate WTAE described. A few folks had been hospitalized.
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The engine had by now crossed the bridge when it slammed into a heavy truck, which was carrying stone, according to the Pittsburgh Submit-Gazette. The truck driver and two individuals in the motor were hurt, but the extent of their injuries was unclear.
Drive from the collision sent the prepare off its tracks. For the rail vehicles on the bridge, that intended a short descent into the water under, which flows into the Allegheny River.
Unexpected emergency responders named it a hazmat scenario, with liquid from the tankers leaking into the h2o, the Put up-Gazette noted. The exact liquid and the immediate position of containment attempts was not crystal clear Thursday evening.
The railroad bridge was almost annihilated by the derailment. Roadways close to the crash were being shut.