OTTUMWA — On July 6, 2024, at approximately 03:00 a.m., the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from BNSF Railway. They reported their westbound train had just struck an individual that was on the railway, west of Agency, Iowa. The accident resulted in the death of Ryan Joe Croft, 47 of Ottumwa.

The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Ottumwa Police Department, Wapello County Rural Fire Department, and Reece Funeral Home.