(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 14.)
ABILENE, Va. — Norfolk Southern says it is investigating a train accident in Charlotte County that spilled diesel fuel and coal, and injured a conductor.
Officials say a coal train hit a container train early Thursday morning, derailing multiple cars and locomotives.
On the coal train, two locomotives came off the track. Four coal cars spilled their loads. Seven empty cars derailed on the other train.
The conductor told authorities it took him half an hour to climb out of the wreckage. He was treated at a hospital and released within hours.