2023-06-25 03:21:19
“We are committed to addressing any potential impacts to the area as a result of this incident and working to understand the reasons behind the accident,” Montana Rail Link spokesman Andy Garland said.
According to local media, a yellow liquid began to appear in the water after the train fell into the Yellowstone River, which occurred around noon this Saturday, June 24.
For this reason, the Yellowstone County authorities, in the northwest of the country, have activated emergency measures in the water treatment plants, explaining that they were facing a “potential spill of hazardous materials.”
In addition, local officials asked residents to limit their water consumption out of an abundance of caution. The crash site is about 170 kilometers northeast of Yellowstone National Park, which suffered extensive damage last year from record rainfall in the region.
So far, the causes of the collapse of the bridge have not been disclosed, which could be linked to the poor state of transportation infrastructure in the US, a condition that has caused repeated accidents in recent years due to lack of investment during decades.
Just in February of this year, a 150-car train carrying toxic substances derailed and caught fire in the Ohio town of East Palestine.
At the end of 2021, Washington announced an infrastructure megaplan for a total of 1.2 trillion dollars in investment for highways, roads, internet and drinking water. The proposal detailed that 10,000 old bridges throughout the country should be modernized.
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