Four injured as CSX trains collide in Miami

Four injured as CSX trains collide in Miami

By Trains Staff | September 26, 2022

| Last updated on August 6, 2025


Collision of rock trains leads to fuel spill

CSX logoMIAMI — Four people were injured Saturday evening when two CSX freight trains collided near Miami International Airport, WPLG-TV reports.

The accident was reported about 7 p.m. near the area of Northwest 15th Street and South Perimeter roads, with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue dispatching more than 25 units, including a hazardous materials team. The four people were hospitalized with what were described as minor injuries. Locomotives derailed, resulting in a fuel spill.

While WPLG reports the four people included two crew members, WSVN-TV reports four crew members were injured, and that the collision involved two rock trains.

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