Several dead as Amtrak train derails in US state of Montana

Official says at least three people were killed after an Amtrak train carrying 147 passengers derailed near town of Joplin.

Several people have died in the United States when an Amtrak train went off the rails in the state of Montana, according to an official.

Starr Tyler, dispatcher at the Liberty Country Sherriff’s Office, told the Associated Press news agency that at least three people were killed in Saturday’s incident.

She did not have more details.