Authorities identify Ferndale man as bicyclist who was struck, killed by train
A bicyclist who died in Ferndale after being struck by a train has been identified as Rodney Redfern, 54, of Ferndale, according to Deb Hollis with the Whatcom County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Redfern died after he rode into a railroad crossing bar while traveling south on Horvander Road around 2 p.m. Aug. 17 and was “thrown into the path of the moving train,” according to a city of Ferndale news release.
His cause of death has been listed as multiple blunt force injuries, and his death has been ruled accidental by the Medical Examiner’s Office.
This story was originally published August 22, 2024 at 12:42 PM.
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Jack Belcher
The Bellingham Herald