Arkansas Pastor’s 2 Daughters Die After Train Crashes Into Family’s Truck: ‘We Are Devastated’
An Arkansas minister and his family were engaged with a crash last week that killed his two girls and harmed him and his child.
According to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and ABC affiliate KATV, on Thursday, a Union Pacific train collided with a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado crossing the tracks in Clark County, according to Arkansas State Police.The train hit the passenger side of the vehicle, which was traveling east on Richwoods Road near Arkadelphia just before 2 p.m. local time, the outlets reported.
Pastor Chad Fryar and his three children, two daughters and one son, were inside the vehicle at the time, per NBC affiliate KARK and CBS affiliate KTHV.Chad’s daughters, Marlee Jo and Dana Kate, died, CrossRoads Cowboy Church said in a Facebook post on Friday.
The pastor and his son, Bo Henry, were hospitalized and have since stabilized, according to the church.
“We are devastated by yesterday’s tragic events and the loss of Marlee Jo and Dana Kate,” said Pastor Ron Riddle of Crossroads Cowboy Church in El Paso, Ark., in Friday’s Facebook post. “Please continue to pray for their healing.”Chad and his wife Rachel helped start the Bismark location of CrossRoads Cowboy Church.
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“They have been with us from the beginning and we consider them family,” Riddle wrote on Facebook. “They have a solid faith and understanding of God…we know this solid foundation will help them navigate this difficult time.”Chad has since been discharged from the hospital, according to the church. His son underwent surgery Thursday night, which “went better than anticipated.”
“He is being a trooper,” the church wrote.
