Trains crash in Southeast Georgia, no one hurt, traffic not affected

FOLKSTON, Ga. — The Charlton County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene of a train crash in Folkston.

Sheriff Robert Phillips said two trains, which were carrying rocks, ran into each other.

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Two men were on the train but jumped off before the collision, Phillips said. They were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

The crash, which is not affecting traffic, happened on the tracks just below Okefenokee Drive west of U.S. 301.

Officials said the tracks were not damaged and the crash should be cleaned up in a few days, Phillips said.

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