Cleanup and investigation underway after Bensalem train derailment
Jun 30, 2026
What to KnowResidents were told to shelter-in-place due to possible hazardous materials after a freight train derailed in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania, Tuesday afternoon, but that order has been lifted.The CSX train was traveling on the tracks at East Bristol Road and Grove Avenue near the Nesham
iny Falls Train Station around 2 p.m. when at least 13 train cars derailed, officials said.Police, firefighters, medics and Hazmat teams responded to the derailment. No injuries were reported and the area was deemed safe after officials determined none of the possibly hazardous materials inside the train cars leaked. Bristol Road fully reopened just after 9 p.m. on Tuesday after it was closed between Old Lincoln Highway and Spruce Avenue due to the derailment.
The evacuation order was lifted and the area was deemed safe after at least 13 freight train cars derailed in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
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