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A Norfolk Southern freight train veered off course and sank in a river in Pennsylvania.
The derailment occurred near the 2200 block of Riverside Drive in Lower Saucon Township Saturday morning.
So far no injuries have been reported. WFMZ reports.
Officers believe three cars may have gone off the tracks and possibly rolled over.
Dramatic images show the locomotive partially submerged in the Lehigh River.
Norfolk Southern freight train veers off course and falls into river in Pennsylvania
The derailment occurred near the 2200 block of Riverside Drive in Lower Saucon Township Saturday morning.
It comes just days after it emerged that Norfolk Southern CEO Alan H. Shaw received a 37 percent pay raise last year, the same year his company was involved in another environmentally disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Shaw’s total compensation reached a staggering $13.4 million in 2023.
Meanwhile, some East Palestine residents have yet to return to their homes after thousands were forced to flee when the derailment spewed thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals into the atmosphere.
The rivers were polluted and hundreds of locals complained of health problems.
The train was carrying 700,000 pounds of vinyl chloride when 53 of its cars derailed on February 3, 2023.