Train Derails Just Feet From Animal Rescue in Tunica County

Train derails just feet from animal rescue in Tunica County

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Tunica County Sheriff's Office says no one was injured when a train derailed near Highway 3 Monday afternoon, but several cars left the tracks. It happened around 3:30 p.m., right behind the ARRF animal rescue. Danielle Lentz works at the rescue and witnessed the crash. She said it looked like the train was coming straight for them, and the cars landed less than 100 feet from their yard. Close call for animal rescue when tr…

No injuries in CN derailment in Mississippi

SAVAGE, Miss. — An estimated 20 cars of a Canadian National Railway train derailed Monday afternoon (June 16) near the town of Savage in Tunica County, WREG-TV reports. No injuries were reported. CN said in a statement to the broadcaster that the train included two cars of hazardous material, but those cars did not derail. Images on the WREG website show a number of auto racks among the railcars involved. A witness at an animal shelter about 100…

Train derails in Tunica County, sheriff's office says

Several train cars came off the tracks on a railway near Highway 3 in Tunica County, the sheriff's office said.

Train derails just feet from animal rescue in Tunica Co

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Tunica County Sheriff's Office says no one was injured when a train derailed near Highway 3 Monday afternoon, but several cars left the tracks. It happened around 3:30 p.m., right behind the ARRF animal rescue. Danielle Lentz works at the rescue and witnessed the crash. She said it looked like the train was coming straight for them, and the cars landed about twenty feet from their yard. Close call for animal rescue when tra…

Train derails in Tunica County Monday afternoon - Darkhorse Press

A train derailed in Tunica County around 3:30 p.m. Monday, officials said. It began when the Tunica County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call about the derailment near Highway 3. Deputies and first responders were dispatched to the scene and made contact with the train. Numerous train cars had been derailed. Deputies located two people on board. The two passengers said they were not injured. The Tunica County Sheriff’s Office contacted Canadia…

Train derails in Tunica County

CN Railway and the Transportation Safety Board are currently investigating the cause of the incident.