Names of men killed in car-train crash in Elkton released
KWAT
October 2, 2023
Mike Tanner
ELKTON, S.D.–The names of two men killed in a car-train collision in Elkton a month-and-a-half ago have been released.
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says the victims were 28 year-old Devon Fletcher of Pipestone, Minnesota, and 37 year-old Donovan Hollis of Trosky, Minnesota.
They were killed August 18th when the car Fletcher was driving on Highway 13 crashed through the warning arm at a train crossing and struck the train.
The car caught fire, and the two occupants were trapped inside.
The train derailed and crashed into a grain elevator.
Due to injuries sustained in the crash, a DNA confirmation process was required for positive identification of the two men killed.
