Coroner identifies pedestrian killed after being hit by train in Somerset
Oct 03, 2024
UPDATE: Oct. 3 at 9:35 a.m.The Pulaski County Coroner's Office has identified the person who was hit and killed by a train in Somerset overnight on Thursday as 34-year-old Edward Yanicko. Original Story: The Somerset Fire Department reports that crews were dispatched overnight on Thursday to investigate a train that had struck a pedestrian on West Columbia Street and Mill Street. Officials say they searched the area on foot and were able to locate the person with a drone. According to officials, the Pulaski County Coroner's Office responded to the scene. The fire department reports that Somerset-Pulaski County EMS and the Somerset Police Department were also on the scene. No other information regarding the incident has been released.