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Crews cleaning up after Hixon derailment

An early morning rumble shook Hixon residents from their sleep Saturday after six CN Rail cars jumped the tracks.
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An early morning rumble shook Hixon residents from their sleep Saturday after six CN Rail cars jumped the tracks.

A spokesperson for CN confirmed that the cars were all empty and that there were no injuries stemming from the incident which happened around 4 a.m.

Crews were on scene cleaning up the accident Saturday afternoon and an investigation into the cause of the derailment is underway.