MALTA, Mont. (NMB) – The Phillips County Sheriff’s Office says a man has been arrested after a parked car was struck by a train in Malta.
A press release says at 1:30 AM Friday morning, a west-bound BNSF train encountered a vehicle parked on the railroad tracks within Malta city limits.
The engineer applied the brakes and struck the vehicle, dragging it approximately 600 yards down the tracks.
The driver of the vehicle had abandoned it on the tracks and there was no one inside it at the time of the crash.
The person suspected of abandoning it is in custody on suspicion of creating a hazard, criminal endangerment, criminal trespass to property, disorderly conduct, and driving under the influence of alcohol.
No other information has been released.
The scene has been cleared and the investigation is ongoing.
