GLENDALE, Ky. — Occupants of a vehicle suffered “non-life-threatening injuries” this afternoon (March 16) when their car was struck by a derailed car from a CSX train, the railroad said in a statement to WHAS-TV.
Twenty-one cars derailed when the train applied emergency braking to avoid striking a truck at the Hodgenville Road grade crossing in Glendale, about 45 miles south of downtown Louisville, the railroad said. Train crew members were uninjured.
The derailment occurred about 2:50 p.m. WAVE-TV reports one of the derailed cars struck an antique store near the tracks, while other vehicles were also hit. Video from the the WLKY-TV website shows the railcars involved were auto racks.
CSX said its crews “are on site working closely with local emergency responders to assess the situation and develop recovery efforts.”
— Updated at 9:15 p.m. CDT with additional information.
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