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A train carrying hazardous materials plunges into Yellowstone River after bridge fails
June 24, 20238:13 PM ET
By
The Associated Press
Several train cars are immersed in the Yellowstone River after a bridge collapse near Columbus, Mont., on Saturday. The bridge collapsed overnight, causing a train that was traveling over it to plunge into the water below.
Matthew Brown/AP
COLUMBUS, Mont. — A bridge that crosses the
Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed early Saturday, plunging portions of a freight train carrying hazardous materials into the rushing water below.
The train cars were carrying hot asphalt and molten sulfur, Stillwater County Disaster and Emergency Services said. Officials shut down drinking water intakes downstream while they evaluated the danger after the 6 a.m. accident. An Associated Press reporter witnessed a yellow substance coming out of some of the tank cars.