WASHINGTON, W.Va. — A 32-year-old man has been identified as the CSX Transportation employee killed in a Saturday derailment.
Curtis C. McCohihay of Southside, W.Va., was killed in the derailment about 4 p.m. on Saturday, WTAP-TV reports, quoting the Wood County (W.Va.) Sheriff’s Office.
CSX confirmed on Sunday that an employee had been killed in an accident near Parkersburg, W.Va., and in a statement, extended “our deepest sympathy to the family, friends, and co-workers of the individual. The incident is currently under investigation.”
The National Transportation Safety Board and other federal agencies are also investigating, according to the sheriff’s office.
Condolences to his family.
Prayers to his family and his co-workers.
Retired BNSF from Minneapolis, MN
God bless him and his family.