Freight Train Derails in Arizona, Toppling Cars

Freight Train Derails in Arizona, Toppling Cars
A Union Pacific freight train in the south of Tucson, Ariz. on Jan. 24, 2020. (David Boe/AP Photo)
The Associated Press
2/22/2022
Updated:
2/22/2022

A number of cars have derailed from a freight train in Coolidge, Arizona, with some of the cars falling down an embankment near the tracks.

According to Phoenix television station KPNX, the Union Pacific Railroad said 20 cars derailed shortly before noon.

No injuries were reported.

Several roads were reported closed in the area, which is southeast of Phoenix.