At least 3 dead, multiple injured as train with 147 passengers derails in remote Montana area

Several people were killed and scores were injured after five cars of an Amtrak train derailed in Montana, close to Canada’s border. Photos from the scene showed one of the cars on its side along the tracks.

The incident took place near Joplin, a town of some 200 people in Liberty County, Montana, around 4 pm local time.

We derailed pic.twitter.com/gwamIS15iD

— Jacob Cordeiro🌹 (@jacob_cordeiro) September 25, 2021

Amtrak has confirmed that its Empire Builder long-distance train derailed while carrying 147 passengers and 13 crew, and that it was cooperating with the authorities to evacuate the passengers and take those injured to hospital.

pic.twitter.com/5TdouJePUO

— Jacob Cordeiro🌹 (@jacob_cordeiro) September 26, 2021

Photos shared by eyewitnesses show several cars off the tracks, including one that has tipped over. Passengers could be seen using ladders to climb the car in effort to extract those trapped inside.

My mother-in-law shared these photos with me—the Empire Builder @Amtrak train they were on derailed near Havre, Montana. @AmtrakAlerts pic.twitter.com/6p7aksKdTF

— Jessica Arp (@newsbyjessica) September 25, 2021

At least three people have died in the derailment, multple media reported, citing the Liberty County Sheriff’s Department.

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