Freight train derailment injures 2 after hitting garbage truck in Newark
News 12 crews arriving at the scene observed the FedEx truck and garbage truck near the train tracks, along with what appeared to be a derailed rail car.
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A freight train derailed early Monday morning in Newark, striking a utility pole and a garbage truck and sending two people to the hospital.
Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda says police and firefighters responded around 3:12 a.m. to the derailment near 300 Doremus Avenue.
Responders found two derailed containers from a Norfolk Southern train.
Officials say the derailed containers struck a utility pole and a garbage truck in the area.
The driver and passenger of the garbage truck were taken to University Hospital with minor injuries.
No other injuries have been reported.
PSE&G crews are working to repair the damaged utility pole while crews remove the derailed containers.
Several streets in the area are closed because of the cleanup. Closures are in place between Doremus Avenue and Roanoke Avenue, as well as from Doremus Avenue to Wilson Avenue.
Officials expect the streets to reopen later today once the derailment debris is removed and utility repairs are completed. Drivers should expect heavy traffic and delays around Doremus, Wilson and Roanoke avenues while the cleanup continues.
