WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 10th March, 2023) A Norfolk Southern train has derailed in Calhoun County, Alabama, ABC news reported on Thursday.
No hazardous materials were released as a result of the accident and the public is not in danger, the report said,
The train originated in Atlanta, Georgia, and was heading west when it derailed in Alabama, the report said.
Norfolk Southern has sent up cleanup crews on the site but officials said they cannot estimate how long the process will take, the report added.
The accident took place as Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw was set to testify in Congress on the derailment of a company train in East Palestine, Ohio, that carried hazardous materials.
