May 12, 2025:
Canning Road in Blunt is closed due to the train derailment that occurred on Sunday (May 11, 2025). It will remain closed until railroad personnel can remove the derailed cars. Notification will be sent when access to Canning Road has been reestablished.
The Hughes County Highway Department thanks its citizens for patience during the clean-up efforts.
May 11, 2025:
State Highway 14 in Hughes County was reopened to traffic around 8 o’clock Sunday night (May 11, 2025) following a mid-afternoon train derailment near a grain elevator in Blunt.
Hughes County Sheriff Patrick Callahan says several train cars derailed, blocking both the east and west bound lanes of Highway 14. As a result, traffic was rerouted for approximately 90 minutes while crews worked to clear the cars obstructing the highway.
Highway 14 was reopened by 5:15pm CT Sunday. However, Canning Road in Blunt remains blocked. Rail crews from the Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad estimate they may get that section of road cleared off early this week.
The Hughes County Sheriff’s Office received assistance at the scene from the South Dakota Highway Patrol and the Blunt Volunteer Fire Department.
Photo credit to DRG Media Group.
Photo credit to DRG Media Group.
Photo credit to DRG Media Group.
Photo credit to the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office.
Photo credit to the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office.
Photo credit to the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office.
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