A Young Man From Washington Was Hit and Killed By a Train in Idaho

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.

The Washington man passed away from the injuries he sustained and next of kin have been notified. His identity was not shared in the post and the accident is being investigated.

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We have reported numerous accidents involving trains in Idaho over the last few years. In February of this year, a dump truck was hit by a train near Boise, injuring the truck driver. A female pedestrian was hit and killed by a train in October of 2025, then in December of 2025 a truck driver was killed when his vehicle was hit by a train. In August of 2023 a child was killed in a train vs car accident in Payette County.

Police in Idaho have been known to monitor train track crossing for vehicles that may not be obeying the law. In 2020, police encountered 53 violations during a 12 hour timeframe.