No injuries were reported when a Norfolk Southern train derailed Monday morning in North Lawrence on the Fort Wayne Line.
The derailment occurred after a truck hauling a crane struck the train at a grade crossing in the 3700 block of Manchester Avenue NW.
Authorities said 19 cars derailed, including two that landed in Newman Creek.
Although a Stark County hazardous materials team was called to the scene, no hazardous materials leaked from any of the derailed cars. NS said the cars that derailed were empty
Several roads in the vicinity of the derailment were closed but were expected to be reopened by Tuesday morning.
The derailment occurred about 7:45 a.m. on Monday. One news report quoted fire department officials as saying the truck may have been traveling too fast down a hill leading to the crossing.
Following the derailment, Ohio Route 93 was closed between Orrville Street NW and Youth Street NW to allow heavy machinery to reach the site and remove the wreckage.
Heather Snyder, 51, of North Lawrence, told The Repository of Canton that she heard the crash from her home in the 4500 block of Clermont Street NW.
“I was getting ready for work and I heard the loudest noise I’ve ever heard,” she said. “My son and I went to take pictures.There’s tankers in Newman Creek,” Snyder said in reference to tank cars in the train’s consist.
An online report said the train was the 171, which originates in Conway Yard near Pittsburgh and operates via Columbus and Cincinnati to Chattanooga, Tennessee (DeButts Yard). The truck was reported to have been traveling southward when it struck the train.
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August 16, 2022 at 7:13 am |
I don’t think the crossing is State Rt. 39, maybe Rt. 93, which does cross the Ft. Wayne line West of Massillon at what I consider to be a fairly dangerous grade crossing, at the bottom of a curvy hill. I remember as a kid that crossing scared me, and it was protected by one of the few wig-wag signals I remember seeing as a kid.
August 16, 2022 at 11:00 am |
The article has been corrected to give the correct route number.