UPDATE: WYOMING COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A section of US 52 in the Wyoming County town of Hanover remains closed following an early morning train derailment.
Both northbound and southbound lanes are closed following the accident, which occurred about 3:30 a.m. near a towing service alongside the rail line. West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) emergency crews are on site. Contractors for Norfolk Southern Railway are en route to remove about a dozen train cars which derailed. WVDOH District 10 Engineer Ryland Musick, P.E., said traffic is being detoured onto WV 10, to WV 80, and back to US 52 until the wreck can be cleared.
“Our responsibility is to keep traffic moving away from the site and to work with the local fire department and other agencies until the issue is resolved,” Musick said. The Hanover Volunteer Fire Department is in charge of the wreck site.
Rail cars crushed several automobiles at the wrecker service, but the vehicles were vacant at the time and no one was hurt.
Cleanup crews were expected on site around 2 p.m. Musick said US 52 could remain closed overnight as rail cars are removed.
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HANOVER, W.Va. (WCHS) — Dispatchers in Wyoming County, West Virginia, said crews are on the scene of a train derailment Friday morning.
The incident was reported around 3:30 a.m. The Hanover Fire Department said it happened on Route 52 in front of the Hanover Wrecker Service.
Both westbound and eastbound lanes of Route 52 were closed in the area, according to West Virginia 511. Drivers should expect delays.
Dispatchers said no injuries have been reported.
Photos by Ryan Lester.