Train Accident

EVERETT, WA – A woman died after a train struck her on the train tracks near I-5 and Riverfront Boulevard on Sunday night, My Everett News reports. BNSF employees reported the accident around 9 p.m. Sunday. First responders took the woman to Providence Regional Medical Center where she died a short time later. According...

SEATTLE, WA – A man was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a Link Light Rail train near SODO Busway and Royal Brougham on Wednesday. UPDATE 2: Link light rail single tracking canceled. Train delays of approx 20 mins due to earlier medical emergency. Your patience is appreciated. —...

TACOMA, WA – First responders were called to East Bay Street under the I-5 overpass on Saturday night after receiving reports of a woman who was hit by a train. According to South Sound News, first responders from the Tacoma Fire Department and Tacoma police found the woman in a nearby ditch still breathing....

AUBURN, WA – A train collided with a vehicle at the intersection of Main Street at H Street on Sunday night, killing the car's driver, according to KOMO News. #BreakingNews - @AuburnWAPolice on the scene of a fatal crash at H st NW and W Main. Believe a train is involved but no train...

KENT, WA – A man died in Kent early Tuesday morning after he was struck by a train while lying on the railroad tracks, according to a police blotter published by the Kent Reporter. The accident happened on the Union Pacific tracks near Willis Street at about 1:50 a.m. after the train conductor had...

EDMONDS, WA – An unidentified man in his 20s was found dead on train tracks near Richmond Beach Dive at Point Wells Road early Tuesday morning, according to KOMO. KOMO reported that the man was likely hanging onto the outside of a moving train when he lost his grip and fell onto the tracks,...

RICHLAND, WA – A train derailed Friday afternoon due to unknown reasons, spilling its load of corn near the tracks and the nearby roads, according to KOMO News. The accident occurred near the Yakima River train bridge in Richland, which is about three hours southeast of Seattle. Eight BNSF train cars came off the...