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Train derailment stops traffic on Causeway Boulevard near Tampa

Drivers should avoid the area.

PALM RIVER-CLAIR MEL, Fla. — A train derailment near Tampa has prompted a closure on Causeway Boulevard just east of South 50th Street, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

The crash happened Tuesday afternoon at the railroad crossing on Causeway Boulevard just east of 50th Street, or U.S. Highway 41.

No injuries have been reported, the sheriff's office said. It's unclear what the train was carrying or if anything was spilled.

People are asked to avoid the area in the meantime.

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