SOMERSET, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Somerset Fire Department reported that one person is dead following a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident in Somerset on Thursday.
According to officials, fire crews were called to the 1500 block of South Highway 27 on a pedestrian accident. The northbound lanes were shutdown while crews worked the scene.
Officials confirmed that one person, identified by the Pulaski County Coroner as 55-year-old Christopher Creekmore, was treated and the scene and then taken to an area hospital. The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The incident is under investigation by the Somerset Police Department and Kentucky State Police.
