Two Union Pacific train crew members were killed and two others were injured when two freight trains carrying toxic chemicals collided head-on in northeast Arkansas early Sunday.
The collision happened about 3 a.m. in Hoxie, a small town about 90 miles northwest of Memphis, Tennessee. A resulting fire took about seven hours to extinguish, according to Union Pacific spokesman Brandon Morris.
‘A fire involving one of the train engines was reported still burning at daybreak, however it is not believed to be threatening any of the toxic cargo, Arkansas state police said in a statement. Continue reading “Freight trains carrying ‘toxic chemicals’ collide head-on, leaving two dead and two injured”