Two freight trains collided in rural Alabama, injuring four people on board.
The Tuscaloosa News reports that that the collision happened Thursday afternoon in Pickens County. The sheriff’s office told the newspaper that four people were seriously injured and were airlifted to a Birmingham hospital.
Pickens County Emergency Management Agency Director Ken Gibson said the trains involved in the collision are owned by Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway. They were not pulling any railroad cars at the time of the collision.
Gibson told the newspaper that there appeared to be a mistake in communication.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the accident.
Copyright 2026 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
CSU Lowers Atlantic Hurricane Forecast to ‘Well Below Normal’ 
Remember the Fall of Patriot National? Trial in Suit vs. Mariano’s Lawyers to Begin 
Shark Attack on Alabama Teen Inspires Start of National Alert System 
Premiums Will Skyrocket by 2035; Discounts Not Enough for Wind Mit, Studies Say 
