FRANKLIN, Ohio — A train derailed, overturned and injured three people Thursday morning, according to Franklin police.
Police said officers, fire crews and other emergency personnel are on the scene; the area was closed to all traffic while crews worked on recovery operations, Franklin police said.
Occupants of the train sustained minor injuries in the derailment, police said; no civilians, bystanders or other vehicles were involved in the derailment. The Ohio State Highway Patrol also responded to the derailment and later said three people in the train were taken to Atrium Medical Center with minor injuries.
OSHP said the train derailed at around 10:41 a.m. Thursday morning, near the Atlas Roofing rail yard. Three out of five cars on the train derailed, OSHP said. Of those three that derailed, two cars were suspended and the locomotive in the front of the train overturned, according to OSHP.
The overturned locomotive also leaked diesel fuel after the derailment, OSHP said. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency was notified and responded for the fuel leak.
OSHP said one of the rail cars that did not derail was fully loaded with argon, a colorless and odorless, noncombustible gas.
The derailment is still under investigation by the OSHP and the Federal Railroad Administration.
