Date: Nov. 19, 2024

Case #: 2024-00067896

Incident: Man dead in train collision near SE Wilson Avenue

Date / Time of Incident: Nov. 18, 2024 / 5:43 p.m.  

Location: BNSF railroad tracks, SE Wilson Avenue, Bend 

Deceased: Tony Ray Monen, 52-year-old Bend resident

At approximately 5:43 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 18, Bend Police were dispatched to a report of a collision between a southbound BNSF train and a person at the railroad tracks near SE Wilson Avenue. 

An investigation determined that the man, identified as 52-year-old Tony Ray Monen, was lying on the tracks when he was struck. Monen was dead at the scene, and no foul play is suspected. 

SE Wilson Avenue between Ninth and Centennial streets was closed until approximately 9:30 p.m. as the Bend Police crash reconstruction team conducted its investigation.