Investigators are trying to determine what caused several cars of a freight train to jump the tracks Sunday night in the northern Iowa town of Manly.

The Manly Police Department responded to the Union Pacific crossing at State Highway 9 last night after the report of some grain cars being derailed. The derailment forced the closure of a nearby highway.

The Iowa Department of Transportation says the roadway reopened at about 6:15 this morning. No injuries were reported due to the derailment.

(By Bob Fisher, KRIB, Mason City)

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