![Derailed Train Closes Highway 11 Near Mercedes-Benz Plant](http://townsquare.media/site/532/files/2019/08/RS10470_468579479.jpg?w=630&h=420&zc=1&s=0&a=t&q=89&w=980&q=75)
Derailed Train Closes Highway 11 Near Mercedes-Benz Plant
A train derailment has caused a portion of Highway 11 to close. According to Townsquare Media Traffic Reporter Captain Ray, the train derailment occurred at the railroad trestle that runs over Highway 11 just east of Daimler-Benz Boulevard. Crews are on the scene with cranes attempting to get the train back on track, and until then, traffic is being rerouted around the Mercedes-Benz plant on M Class and Daimler-Benz Boulevards.
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