This image provided by the Coconino County Emergency Management shows a vehicle damaged as a result of a freight train derailment, Wednesday, June 7, 2023 east of Williams, Ariz. This image provided by the Coconino County Emergency Management shows a vehicle damaged as a result of a freight train derailment, Wednesday, June 7, 2023 east of Williams, Ariz.
WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Coconino County Emergency Management officials said the derailment occurred around 11:20 p.m. Wednesday east of Williams, which is 33 miles west of Flagstaff.Photos from the derailment scene showed heavy damage to many vehicles and freight cars, white vans poking out of other damaged rail cars and an upside-down vehicle crushed under another freight car.There was no immediate word from Texas-based BNSF Railway about the derailment.
There have been a rash of train derailments across the country in recent months, deepening concerns about rail safety in the U.S.