Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2023
Fatal #: 220-221     Operator #: 3877
Accident #: 200     Station Sending: SPTK     #(2) Deceased     #(2) Injured
Date of Crash: 05/25/2023     Time: 1:59 pm     Location: RICHWOODS RD RAILWAY CROSSING NEAR FISHER LOOP
City: ARKADELPHIA     County: CLARK

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
MINOR (1) Unknown X
MINOR (1) Unknown X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
CHAD M FRYAR (1) 37 MALVERN M X
MINOR (1) Unknown X
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. CHEVY SILVERADO
2017
EAST
RICHWOODS RD
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V1 WAS TRAVELING EAST ON RICHWOODS ROAD CROSSING UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY CROSSING "438018Y". AS V1 TRAVELED ACROSS THE RAILWAY CROSSING A TRAIN TRAVELING NORTH ON THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY STRUCK THE PASSENGER SIDE OF V1. V1 BECAME LODGED TO THE FRONT OF THE TRAIN AND CONTINUED TRAVELING NORTH ALONG THE RAILWAY BEING PUSHED BY THE LEAD LOCOMOTIVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2400 FEET BEFORE BOTH THE TRAIN AND V1 CAME TO FINAL REST.
Weather Condition: CLEAR Road Condition: DRY
Injured Taken To: BAPTIST HEALTH MED CENTER LR/ ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Body Held At: CLARK COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: TFC. KENDRICK D. DAVIS 44 Agency: ARKANSAS STATE POLICE

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