POCAHONTAS, Tenn. — An estimated 15 cars of a Norfolk Southern train derailed Sunday evening in southwest Tennesseee, WBBJ-TV reports, citing information from Hardeman County Sheriff John Doolen.
No injuries were reported. The derailment occurred about 7 p.m. in a remote area near the Hardeman and McNairy county lines in the Pocahontas area. A photo on the Hatchie Press website shows a group of auto racks involved; WBBJ reports the cars involved were empty.
Pocahontas is about 70 miles east of Memphis on the NS Memphis District West End. It is about 3½ miles north of the Mississippi state line.
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