Sanborn County Fatal Crash

What:    Train/pick-up fatal crash
Where:  399th Avenue and 237th Street, seven miles southwest of Woonsocket, SD 
When:   4:39 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025

Driver 1: 30-year-old male from Rosharon, TX, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2012 Ford F350 Super Duty
Seat belt Used: Under investigation
Passenger 1a: 29-year-old male from Rosharon, TX, minor injuries
Seat belt Used: Under investigation

Driver 2: 41-year-old male from Aberdeen, SD, no injuries
Vehicle 2: BNSF Train

Sanborn County, S.D.- One man died and another was injured Saturday afternoon when their pick-up was struck by a train seven miles southwest of Woonsocket.

The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members.

Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2012 Ford F350 and a passenger was near the intersection of 399th  Avenue and 237th Street in Sanborn County working in the area along the tracks. The truck was unable to get off the tracks before being struck by a BNSF train. 

The driver died at the scene. A passenger was taken to a Mitchell with minor injuries. The engineer on the train was not injured.  

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.

The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.

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