The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Railroad Administration are investigating the crash and have yet to publicly announce a cause for the disaster. 25, sending several cars toppling onto their sides. Three passengers were killed.ДЄmtrak's Empire Builder train headed from Chicago to Seattle derailed near Joplin, Montana, on Sept. The train that crashed in Montana was carrying 146 passengers and 16 crew members when it derailed.

Driscoll said the plaintiffs are not only recovering from their injuries but also coping with severe emotional and psychological traumas from the carnage they witnessed. District Court in Chicago on behalf of a Massachusetts couple, a Pennsylvania couple, an Indiana couple and a man from Montana. The lawsuits were filed separately on Monday afternoon in U.S. 'Trains just don't derail by themselves,' Sean Driscoll, a partner at Clifford Law Offices in Chicago and lead counsel for the plaintiffs, told ABC News on Tuesday. Jon Tester Jonathan (Jon) Tester Senate to vote next week on Freedom to Vote Act Democrats struggle to gain steam on Biden spending plan The Hill's 12:30 Report: Debt ceiling fight punted to December MORE (D) tweeted that he was вЂњclosely monitoringвЂќ the derailment, adding, вЂњI have been in touch with Amtrak as we work to learn more and my thoughts are with all the passengers, crew, and first responders on the scene.(NEW YORK) - Seven of the more than 50 passengers injured in an Amtrak train derailment in Montana last month have filed federal lawsuits accusing the rail line and the operator of the railroad tracks of negligence, saying the crash could have been prevented.

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R) said that state highway patrol troopers were assisting with rescue operations, adding that state leaders were вЂњpraying for the safety of all passengers and crew who were on board.вЂќ The Times reported that authorities were planning to place people in nearby hotels once any medical needs have been addressed. вЂњEverybody who is alive has been extricated from the wreck,вЂќ she said.

UTft3F9m3K- CBS News September 26, 2021ДЇrickel told the Times that first responders from six nearby counties were called to the scene, with at least five hospitals on call ready to receive injured passengers. Five train cars were derailed with approximately 147 passengers and 13 crew members onboard. Multiple injuries and at least three fatalities were reported after a train derailed near Joplin, Montana, on Saturday evening. The Hill has reached out to the sheriffвЂ™s office for additional information.ДЇootage from the derailment shared on social media showed people helping passengers still on board the train as the derailed cars laid tilted on the ground next to the railroad track.

While the sheriffвЂ™s office did not initially provide an exact figure on the number of injuries, Amanda Frickel, the disaster and emergency services coordinator for Hill County, Mont., told the Times that вЂњwell overвЂќ 50 people were injured. The Liberty County SheriffвЂ™s Office confirmed to The New York Times, CNN and other news outlets that three people had been confirmed dead. вЂњAmtrak will provide additional details as they are available,вЂќ the company told The Hill.

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