Marshall County Rail Collision Leaves Local Farmer Dead, Two Train Conductors Injured

Published
June 09, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Herkimer, Kansas
Harvest Road
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Incident type
Transit, Crash

Summary

Bus Crash Herkimer Kansas in Herkimer, Kansas: A farm vehicle operating a sprayer collided with an oncoming Union Pacific freight train near Herkimer, Kansas, killing the driver and injuring two conductors. The collision occurred at about 4:40 p.m. on Monday, with the farmer ejected from the vehicle and dying at the scene while the conductors were hospitalized for serious injuries.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Ryan S. Friedrichs Driver Fatal
Ricki G. Robertson Unknown Injured
Ryan C. Banahan Unknown Injured

Original reporting

Marshall County Rail Collision Leaves Local Farmer Dead, Two Train Conductors Injured | The Sunflower State Radio Network

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