A train derailment and bridge collapse on Sunday resulted in the scattering of coal and the wreckage of train cars across a highway near Pueblo, Colorado, with a semi-truck driver trapped beneath the debris, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

Rescue efforts were in progress for the trapped truck driver, as mentioned by state patrol spokesperson Gary Cutler.

However, at that moment, the condition of the driver and the potential involvement of other drivers were not immediately known, the Associated Press reported.

The National Transportation Safety Board has initiated the dispatch of investigators to the site, located approximately 114 miles (183 km) south of Denver.

Images and videos shared by the state patrol and Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office depicted a bridge partially collapsed over the interstate, with the semi-truck ensnared beneath it.

The visuals also revealed a pileup of train cars, train wheels strewn across the scene, and coal loads obstructing a section of the highway.

The precise time of the bridge collapse remained uncertain, according to Cutler.

Authorities were redirecting drivers away from the area until the coal and train cars could be cleared from the road.

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