MANSFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A freight train derailed Thursday in Connecticut, sending cars carrying hazardous materials tumbling into a river, though officials say they don’t appear to be leaking.
Local and state officials said the incident happened shortly before 9:30 a.m. along the Willimantic River in Mansfield, a rural town a few miles west of the University of Connecticut.
Mansfield Fire Chief John Roache said six of the train’s roughly 14 cars fell off the tracks, and four of them ended up in the water.
The cars off the tracks were carrying liquid propane while those still on the tracks carried other materials, he said.
Roache said no one is hurt and the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
