PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — A train derailment and bridge collapse Sunday spewed coal and mangled train cars across a highway near Pueblo, Colorado, trapping a semi-truck driver beneath the wreckage, the Colorado State Patrol said.
Efforts were underway to rescue the truck driver, state patrol spokesperson Gary Cutler said, although police did not immediately know the driver's condition or if other drivers were involved.
The state patrol and Pueblo County Sheriff's Office posted photos and videos showing a partially collapsed bridge over the interstate with the semi-truck caught beneath.
The images also show a pileup of train cars, train wheels scattered across the scene and loads of coal covering a portion of the highway.
Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesOfficials were directing drivers to avoid the area coal and train cars were removed from the road.
Persons:
Gary Cutler, Cutler
Organizations:
Colorado State Patrol, National Transportation Safety, Pueblo County Sheriff's
Locations:
Colo, Pueblo , Colorado, Denver, Pueblo County, Montana