Breaking: Highway 111 closed after train derails near Salton Sea

MECCA, Calif. (KESQ)- Emergency crews are on scene of a train derailment in the Mecca/North Shore area near the Salton Sea.

According to Cal Fire, the train derailed just after 5:00pm near Parkside Drive and Highway 111 and says at least 20 cars have derailed and a hazardous materials team is responding.

None of the chemical freight (hazardous material) appears to have been affected.

No injuries have been reported.

Highway 111 is currently closed from Bayside Dr to beyond the derailment. No estimate has been given about when the highway will reopen.

We have reached out to Riverside County Sheriff's Department and Union Pacific for more details. This is a developing story, check back for updates.