UPDATE
The Glacier County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday identified 43-year-old Joseph Fisher and 7-year-old Grayson RunningCrane as the occupants of the vehicle.
According to a sheriff’s office press release, deputies responded to reports of a vehicle that had been struck by an Amtrak train on Spotted Robe Trail west of Browning.
Multiple agencies responded to the scene, including Blackfeet Law Enforcement Services, Browning Fire and EMS, the Montana Highway Patrol, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and BNSF Railway Police.
The investigation is being led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation along with Blackfeet Law Enforcement Services, the Montana Highway Patrol, BNSF Railway Police, and the Glacier County Sheriff’s Office.
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First Report
BROWNING - Two people are dead after a train and a vehicle collided west of Browning on Tuesday.
According to the Montana Highway Patrol, the incident occurred just after 1 p.m. when a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt was involved in a collision with a train on Spotted Robe Trail west of Highway 2 in Glacier County.
The two occupants of the vehicle died in the collision.
Authorities said an investigation is underway. No other information was immediately provided.
