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Multiple railroad crossings in Johnson County, Missouri, are closed after 32 Union Pacific rail cars and a locomotive derailed early Friday morning.

Union Pacific reports 32 empty rail cars derailed near Knob Noster in Missouri, east of Kansas City. Johnson County, Missouri, officials ask the public to avoid nearby railroad crossings.

Multiple railroad crossings in Johnson County, Missouri, are closed after 32 Union Pacific rail cars and a locomotive derailed early Friday morning.