RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A state official says a CSX inspection found a defect in a railroad track the day before an oil train derailed in Lynchburg.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1kDnI0r ) that Massoud Tahamtani told a state rail safety task force about the defect Wednesday but could not elaborate on its nature or say whether it contributed to the April 30 accident.