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