No injuries as 19 train cars derail in south Georgia

WARE COUNTY, Ga. — 19 railcars and a locomotive derailed in south Georgia early Thursday morning, according to CSX. Luckily, no one was injured.

The Ware County Sheriff’s Office says the train derailed along Jamestown Road. A stretch of that road from Devandrene Ave to U.S. Hwy. 1 is currently shut down.

CSX says one of their trains derailed at 2:30 a.m. Thursday morning.

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They say no one was hurt and none of their freight spilled out. It’s unclear what the train cars were carrying.

CSX officials says they are working with local firefighters and other first responders to “assess the situation and develop a recovery plan.”

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The cause of the incident is still under investigation.

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