Joshua Johnson/Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office via AP
A semi-truck driver was killed after a railroad bridge collapsed from the derailment of a coal train on Sunday afternoon in Pueblo, Colorado.
CBS Newsreported that the Colorado State Patrol said the driver was a 60-year-old man from California.
According to theAssociated Press, Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Gayle Perez said it has yet to be determined if there were any other vehicles involved in the accident.
PerCNN, no train personnel were injured from the derailment and resulting bridge collapse.
Buttigiegwrotein a separate post: “State & local authorities are leading the immediate emergency response, and we will be ready to help in any way needed to support a swift return to normal use for the highway and rail routes affected.”
As of Monday afternoon, theColorado Department of Transportation(CDOT) said the nine-mile road traveling northbound on Interstate 25 where the accident occurred is closed and “will be an extended closure.”
Per AP News, Perez said it will remain unclear when the section of the highway will be open until investigators examine the scene.
BNSF Railway, the Forth Worth-based operator of the coal train, said its staff is helping to clean up the wreckage, according toCNN. CBS News reported that “heavy construction equipment was brought in to help with the effort.”
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)wrote in a post on Xon Sunday that it is investigating the accident.
However, Quimbly also noted that investigators will examine if foul play was involved.
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Per AP News, it is unclear who owns the bridge as a BNSF spokesperson said the state owns it, but CDOT spokesperson Bob Wilson said on Monday that BNSF was the owner and thus is in charge of examining the structure.
However, the outlet reported that Wilson said state officials are “going through their records” to determine who owns the bridge.
source: people.com
