Two people were hospitalized, one with serious injuries, after a train collided with a vehicle on Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Frenchtown. Frenchtown Rural Fire responded to the crash at 4:51 a.m. on Beckwith Street, just north of Mullan Road.
Crews arrived to find two occupants trapped inside a heavily-damaged vehicle. Fire personnel extricated the most seriously injured occupant, who was immediately taken to St. Patrick’s Hospital. Crews then extricated the second passenger, and Missoula Emergency Services took them to the same hospital.
The train remained on the tracks with its freight intact. No injuries were reported among the train crew. The Beckwith Street crossing closed at 6 a.m. There is no word yet on why the vehicle was on the track.
