L. SAUCON TWP., Pa. — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released new information on Saturday morning's Norfolk Southern train derailment which took place near the 2200 block of Riverside Drive in the Steel City section of Lower Saucon Township.
According to preliminary information from the NTSB, an eastbound Norfolk Southern hit another Norfolk Southern train that was stopped on the same track.
Wreckage from the first train then spilled onto an adjacent track and was struck by a third, westbound Norfolk Southern train, according to the NTSB.
Photo courtesy Mike Nester
The NTSB said that this collision ultimately led to the derailment of "an unknown number" of train cars.
Thankfully, there are no reports of hazardous materials being released at the scene or into the Lehigh River, according to the NTSB.
WFMZ says that the NTSB will send a team of "experts in train operations, signals & train control, mechanical systems, and human performance" to the scene later on Saturday.
Photo courtesy Mike Nester
Photo courtesy Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Company