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Broken rail caused fatal Colorado train derailment that collapsed bridge, early findings show

Headline from FOX 21 Colorado Springs, on the newest of 2 developments

A broken rail caused a train derailment that collapsed a bridge over an interstate highway in Colorado, killing a truck driver and blocking the road for days, federal authorities said Tuesday based…

FOX 21 Colorado Springs's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Semitruck driver killed after train derails and bridge collapses onto major Colorado highway

    Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia ·

  2. Newest

    Broken rail caused fatal Colorado train derailment that collapsed bridge, early findings show

    Headline from FOX 21 Colorado Springs ·

Reports & sources

34 articles, oldest first.

  1. WKBN Youngstown

    Semitruck driver killed when Colorado train derails, spilling coal cars and closing major highway (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    WKBN Youngstown's feed description

    DENVER (AP) — A semi-trailer truck driver was killed when a train derailed and a bridge collapsed, spewing coal and mangled train cars across a major highway near Pueblo, Colorado that was closed i…

  2. KYMA Yuma

    Semi-truck driver dies due to coal train derailment (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    According to authorities in Colorado, at least ten train cars slid off the tracks and over the side of a bridge and nearby embankment, blanketing the ground with coal.

  3. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Truck driver killed after Colorado train derailment collapses bridge over I-25 (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    A truck driver was killed Sunday when 30 cars in a coal train derailed and a rail bridge collapsed over Interstate 25 north of Pueblo, Colo., investigators said.

  4. WHEC Rochester

    Colorado train derails, spilling train cars and coal onto a highway and trapping a semi-truck driver (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — A train derailment and bridge collapse Sunday spewed coal and mangled train cars across a highway near Pueblo, Colorado, trapping a semi-truck driver beneath the wreckage, the Colorado State Patrol said.

  5. NBC Los Angeles

    Semitruck driver killed after train derails and bridge collapses onto major Colorado highway (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    A semi-trailer truck driver was killed when a train derailed and a railroad bridge collapsed onto a major highway near Pueblo, Colorado.

  6. The Columbian

    Semitruck driver killed when Colorado train derails, spilling train cars and coal onto a highway (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    DENVER (AP) — A semi-trailer truck driver was killed when a train derailed and a bridge collapsed, spewing coal and mangled train cars across a major highway near Pueblo, Colorado that was closed inde

  7. Seattle Times

    Truck driver killed when train derailment collapses Colorado bridge, spilling coal cars onto highway (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    The driver of a semi-trailer truck was killed when a train derailed and a bridge collapsed, spewing coal and mangled train cars across a highway near Pueblo.

  8. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Colorado train derails, spilling train cars and coal onto a highway and trapping a semi-truck driver | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Colorado train derails, spilling train cars and coal onto a highway and trapping a semi-truck driver

  9. MyNorthwest

    Colorado train derails, spilling mangled train cars and coal across a highway (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — A train derailment Sunday spewed coal and mangled train cars across a highway near Pueblo, according to Colorado State Patrol. Photos

  10. Fox News

    Semitruck driver dies in Colorado after train derails, spilling cars and coal onto highway (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The driver of a semi-trailer truck has died when a bridge collapsed and a train derailed in Colorado. The National Transportation Safety Board is sending investigators to the site.

  11. Local News 8

    Coal train derails off Colorado bridge and onto interstate, killing a semi truck driver, authorities say (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A coal train derailed off a bridge in southern Colorado on Sunday as it was crossing over Interstate 25, killing the driver of a semi truck that was passing underneath the bridge, state authorities confirmed. The train derailed around 4:30 p.m.

  12. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Truck driver killed when train derailment collapses Colorado bridge, spilling coal cars onto highway | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Truck driver killed when train derailment collapses Colorado bridge, spilling coal cars onto highway

  13. FOX 21 Colorado Springs

    Broken rail caused fatal Colorado train derailment that collapsed bridge, early findings show (opens FOX 21 Colorado Springs)

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    FOX 21 Colorado Springs's feed description

    A broken rail caused a train derailment that collapsed a bridge over an interstate highway in Colorado, killing a truck driver and blocking the road for days, federal authorities said Tuesday based…

  14. Bangor Daily News

    Broken rail caused Colorado train derailment that collapsed bridge, preliminary findings show (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    A broken rail caused a train derailment that collapsed a bridge over an interstate highway in Colorado, killing a truck driver and blocking the road for

  15. People

    Semi-Truck Driver Dies After Train Derails and Bridge Collapses on Colorado Highway (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    A semi-truck driver was killed after a railroad bridge collapsed from the derailment of a coal train on Sunday afternoon in Pueblo, Colorado.

  16. Fox News

    Broken rail caused deadly Colorado train derailment, investigators say (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A broken rail led to a Colorado train derailment, which subsequently collapsed a bridge over an interstate and killed a passing truck driver

  17. East Idaho News

    Semitruck driver killed when train derails on bridge, spilling coal cars onto major highway (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    DENVER (AP) — A semi-trailer truck driver was killed when a train derailed and a railroad bridge collapsed onto a major highway near Pueblo, Colorado, spilling coal and mangled rail cars onto the roadway and shutting it down indefinitely, authorities said Monday.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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