A freight train that derailed into a US river lost hundreds of beer crates.
According to reports, some 25 carriages ran off the track, some of which crashed into the Clark Fork River in Montana after going down an embankment.
Pictures show a large number of boxes, some of which are marked with the Coors Lite name, lying between two of the carriages along the water.
One image shows a tiny boat with three men inside, who appear to be fisherman. One of the men is standing up and grinning while holding a bottle of beer he found among the wreckage.
It’s not believed anyone was hurt in the accident, which happened near the town of Paradise, and police said it’s not thought the carriages were carrying anything hazardous.
Firefighters and representatives of Montana Rail Link, which was operating the train, were responding and investigating what the carriages were carrying, they added.
Photos posted on social media show some of the cars appearing to dip into the river.
A Montana Rail Link spokesperson said: ‘We are committed to addressing any impacts to the area as a result of this accident, prioritising the safety of our employees and the public, and understanding the reasons for this incident.’
Montana’s US senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester said in separate tweets that they were monitoring the derailment and were in touch with local officials.
Train derails in Montana spilling hundreds of cases of beer
Federal regulators and members of US congress are urging the railways to do more to prevent derailments after recent incidents that involving fires and hazardous chemicals in Ohio and Minnesota lead to evacuations.
Last year a truck carrying tens of thousands of tomatoes in California crashed and spilled, resulting in a seven-vehicle crash as drivers skidded over the gooey mess.
The following month, near Oklahoma City, there was the rather more unusual spillage of sex toys and lube from a lorry that had overturned.