At least 3 killed in Amtrak derailment in north-central Montana
The Hindu
Photos posted to social media showed several cars on their sides.
At least three people were killed Saturday afternoon when an Amtrak train that runs between Seattle and Chicago derailed in north-central Montana, an official with the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office said.
Dispatcher Starr Tyler said that three people died in the derailment. Amtrak said in a statement that there were multiple injuries.
The Empire Builder train derailed about 4 p.m. near Joplin, a town of about 200, Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams said in a statement. The accident scene is about 150 miles (241 kilometers) north of Helena and about 30 miles (48 kilometers) from the border with Canada.
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