Chester Police investigating train incident

<span>Law enforcement officials have more questions than answers after a Saturday night incident in an area just south of Ardent Mills in Chester.</span>

<span>According to Chester Police Chief Ryan Coffey, the CPD received a call for assistance at 9:45 p.m. from the Union Pacific Railroad Company in reference to a person possibly hit by a train.</span>

<span>CPD officers responded with assistance from the Chester Fire Department, Randolph County Sheriff's Office and MedStar Ambulance. Police and firefighters conducted a search of the area, but found no one.</span>

<span>Coffey said some miscellaneous items were found in the vicinity of the area in question, but it is not yet clear whether those items are connected to the unidentified person.</span>

<span>Chester Fire Chief Marty Bert told the Herald Tribune the train's conductor reported someone crouched along the tracks. </span>Bert said there was no blood or other evidence on the locomotive that would indicate someone had been struck.

<span>A second area search was conducted at daybreak on Sunday, but again, nothing was found. </span>

<span>The CPD is conducting a follow-up investigation in cooperation with the Union Pacific Railroad. </span>

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