Man dead after being hit by train in Somerset

SOMERSET, Ky. ( FOX 56 ) — First responders were on the scene overnight after a man was hit by a train in Somerset.

In a Facebook post on Thursday morning, the Somerset Fire Department said the accident happened near West Columbia Street and Mill Street. Dispatchers said they received word a person on the train tracks was hit by a passing train.

Crews searched the area on foot before a drone was able to locate the individual.

The Pulaski County Coroner’s Office identified the man as 34-year-old Edward Yanicko of Somerset.

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Officials said the investigation is ongoing.

Camille Hantla contributed to this story.

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