At Least 3 Dead, Multiple Injured After Amtrak Train Derails in Montana

People work at the scene of an Amtrak train derailment in North Central Montana on Sept. 25, 2021. Kimberly Fossen via AP

At least three people have been declared dead and multiple injured after an Amtrak train derailed on Saturday afternoon in North-Central Montana, an official at a local sheriff’s office said.

The Empire Builder train, which departed from Chicago for Seattle, derailed around 3:55 p.m. local time near the small town of Joplin, Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams said in a statement. Abrams said that multiple people were injured.