A fatal accident in Northern Idaho was reported by the Idaho State Police after a man from Spokane was reportedly laying on the train tracks near Sagle when a train struck him.
The tragic accident happened a few minutes before 3 AM on Wednesday, October 21st.
Washington Man Laying on Tracks Hit and Killed by a Train in Idaho
In the news release report from the Idaho State Police it states that the accident happened ‘just before 0255 hours’ near Sagle in Bonner County.
- The crash occurred on the tracks near the intersection of Dufort Rd and Lakeshore Dr., just west of Sagle, Idaho.
- A 23-year-old male, from Spokane WA, was laying across the tracks, when he was struck by a northbound train.
The train was headed north adjacent to the Pend Oreille River when the accident happened and applied its emergency brakes after the incident and stopped shortly after…