Train derailment slows Tulsa traffic

TULSA - No injuries have been reported after a train derailed early Thursday in Tulsa.

Officials with the Kansas-based South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad notified Tulsa police just before 1 a.m. Thursday that five rail cars carrying cement veered offthe tracks near an intersection in north Tulsa.

The Tulsa World reported that crews were able to clear the detached cars and no substance spills were reported. Police said traffic was affected for about three hours.

The cause of the derailment is under investigation.

Northwest Arkansas, Pages 10 on 01/24/2014

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