US EditionCombine Driver Dies in Train Crash in Cass County
The collision caused the lead locomotive to catch fire and derailed about 20 train cars, with emergency crews closing the area for up to 48 hours, officials said.
- On Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, a collision occurred near Page, North Dakota when a combine struck the front of a westbound BNSF freight train at about 10:59 a.m., closing local roads.
- Authorities say the 2025 John Deere combine traveling south on 133rd Avenue Southeast between 16th and 17th Street Southeast collided with the front locomotive, and the crash is under investigation.
- The impact caused the lead locomotive to catch fire and about 20 train cars derailed, spilling cargo while the train's engineer and conductor escaped uninjured.
- 133rd Avenue Southeast is closed north and south of the tracks for 34-48 hours, and motorists and nearby residents were asked to avoid the area while crews assess damage.
- Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner confirmed one person died in the crash, with local reports identifying the victim as a 33-year-old man from Colgate, North Dakota.
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Train derails, driver killed after combine-train collision in rural North Dakota
Harvest season turned tragic in rural Cass County on Thursday, when a combine and a BNSF train collided about five miles northwest of Page, killing the combine driver. Troopers with the North Dakota Highway Patrol said the 33-year-old man from Colgate, N.D., was found dead inside the combine after the collision. The impact caused the lead engine of the train to catch fire and derailed nearly two dozen train cars. Crews with BNSF are still arrivi…
Colgate Man Dies in Combine Train Collision
PAGE, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – On Thursday, October 9 at approximately 10:59 AM, a John Deere combine traveling south on 133rd Ave SE about 5 miles northwest of Page, ND collided with a BNSF train traveling westbound. The combine collided with the front locomotive. The collision caused approximately 20 train cars to derail and send cargo into a field along the railroad tracks. The driver of the combine a 33-year-old Colgate man died at the scene …
Combine driver dies in train crash in Cass County
PAGE, ND (KXNET) — A combine driver has died after a collision with a train which caused the front locomotive to catch fire, Thursday morning near Page. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, on October 9 at about 11 a.m., a combine was traveling south on a gravel road about five miles northwest of Page when it collided with the front locomotive of a BNSF train heading west. The impact caused the lead locomotive to catch fire and about 20…
One dead after freight train collides with combine on tracks near Page ND
PAGE, N.D. – At least one person is dead after a freight train collided with a piece of farm equipment that was on the tracks Thursday morning near Page. On social media, North Dakota Highway Patrol says a BNSF train hit a combine at 133rd Avenue SE between 16th and 17th Street SE just before 11 a.m.. That’s about five miles northwest of Page. Authorities say the locomotive caught fire, causing around 20 cars to derail and spill cargo. NDHP says…
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