Overview
- A freight train derailed near East Bristol Road and Grove Avenue in Bensalem Township, leaving multiple cars off the tracks and prompting an emergency response.
- Hazardous-materials teams and local emergency crews are on site assessing damage and searching for any leaks from at least one tank car reported to contain an isopropanol solution.
- Officials say there are no immediate reports of injuries and police have estimated several cars are off the tracks while they confirm the train’s manifest and full cargo list.
- All train movements through the area have been suspended as a safety precaution, and SEPTA’s West Trenton Line is expected to see continued service disruption during the assessment and cleanup.
- Isopropanol is a flammable solvent, so responders are using standard HazMat procedures to reduce fire and environmental risk and investigators will determine cause and clearance timing.