6/16/17 - Coroner’s Office staff have conducted an autopsy on the man and have determined his death to be the result of a train vs. pedestrian; ruling it to be an accident.
The name of the man is not available for release as we are still working to notify his family.
6/15/17 - Around 9:30 am, workers with Union Pacific found a deceased man near the railroad tracks at Draper and Simpson Streets in the city of Kingsburg.
They reported it to the Kingsburg Police and its officers responded to the area. The exact circumstances surrounding the man’s death were not known, but there was a belief that a train may have struck him. A deputy coroner with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene to examine the body. While doing so, the deputy coroner noticed some injuries that were questionable in her mind. As a precaution, Kingsburg Police requested homicide detectives with the Sheriff’s Office respond to the scene. Detectives arrived and began an investigation, however, they are not able to draw any conclusions at this time. As part of the investigation, detectives are working with Union Pacific police officers to identify trains that have passed through this specific area in the last 24 hours.
An autopsy will be performed on the man to determine a cause of death. Those findings should help to determine if this death was an accident, suicide or a homicide. The man, who is in his late 20s, has been identified, but his name will not be released until family members are notified.
