Runaway BHP train derailed after travelling 57 miles with no driver

Miner halts Western Australia iron ore rail operations after incident, according to reports

A train loaded with iron ore and operated by BHP ran away without a driver for 57 miles (92km) before being forcibly derailed, the company and Australian authorities have said.

On Monday, the world’s biggest miner suspended all Western Australian iron ore rail operations while an investigation was under way, the Australian newspaper reported, without citing a source.

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