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NEWARK, N.J. – A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed early Monday near 300 Doremus Avenue in Newark, striking a utility pole and a garbage truck and sending two people to University Hospital, Newark’s public safety director said. The driver and passenger of the garbage truck were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. No other injuries have been reported.
The photograph is a 2024 image of Doremus Avenue at Wilson Avenue in Newark. It is an archival photo, not a picture of Monday’s derailment.
Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said police and firefighters responded at about 3:12 a.m. and found two derailed containers from the train. Officials said the derailed equipment hit a utility pole and the garbage truck. PSE&G crews were working to repair the damaged pole while crews removed the derailed cars.
Doremus Avenue is an industrial corridor near the Port Newark area, where freight rail and truck traffic share the roads. The derailment was expected to disrupt freight rail service and traffic around Doremus, Wilson and Roanoke avenues into the midday hours.
Still unknown: what caused the derailment, how much damage the train and the truck sustained, and how long the repairs and cleanup will take. This report will be updated as officials release more information.
JBizNews Desk | Newark, N.J.
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