Train Derails On Bridge
A train derailed on a bridge early Wednesday as it traveled in high winds through northern Ohio, sending up to four cars plunging into the water below.There were no immediate reports of injuries, but officials were concerned that at least one of the cars in the water was carrying hazardous materials.
Authorities believed the train cars were blown off the bridge at about 4:15 a.m. by high winds, said Ottawa County Sheriff Robert Bratton. Gusts of up to 50 miles per hour were recorded across the region overnight.
The rail bridge runs between the Sandusky area in Erie County and the Ottawa County peninsula in the northern portion of the state. The area is about 60 miles west of Toledo.