Train Accident

YAKIMA, WA – A man lost his arm in a train accident in Yakima on Wednesday morning, according to News Talk KIT. The victim was discovered around 5 a.m. at the intersection of Gordon Road and North 6th Street. A homeless man, who has yet to be publicly identified, was sleeping over railroad tracks...

CENTRALIA, WA – A train derailed in Centralia on Sunday just before 5 p.m., blocking at least two streets. KOMO News reported that the cause of the derailment is still under investigation. The derailment occurred on North Tower Avenue and 5th Street and also blocked North Pearl Street and B Street. Centralia Police confirmed...

STEILACOOM, WA – A 23-year-old man died Tuesday, July 14, after a freight train struck him on Steilacoom, a small town about an hour south of Seattle. According to The News Tribune, a BNSF freight train struck the unidentified man near Chapman Loop around 4 p.m. Tuesday. Because the accident occurred in an area...

Kent, Washington (April 22, 2020) - One person died from injuries sustained in a train-car collision at South 212th Street and 77th Avenue South on Wednesday morning. According to an article from KOMO News, the car drove away from the collision but was stopped by police. A female passenger inside the vehicle was seriously injured...

Seattle, Washington (April 4, 2020) - The Seattle Fire Department reported a response at the 900 block of Northwest Carkeek Park Road for a fatality incident involving a train. No further details have yet been released by the incident, but according to the Twitter report the incident is being investigated by the Seattle Police Department....

Benton County, Washington (April 1, 2020) - One person was injured in a car-train collision that occurred on Toothacre Road on Wednesday. According to an article from KEPR News, a 45 year-old passenger in the car was transported to an area hospital for treatment of minor injuries. No other injuries were reported in the incident....

Benton County, Washington (March 18, 2020) - A train collided with a pickup truck that was making a crossing in an unauthorized area on Wednesday. According to the article from KEPR News, two 18 year-old people were inside the truck but they were able to exit the vehicle before the train crashed. Both people who...