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Missing 78-Year-Old Woman Ying-Fen Johnson Found Dead After Being Hit By Train

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

ASPINWALL (KDKA) - Ying-Fen Johnson, 78, was found dead on Tuesday night in Aspinwall after she was hit by a train.

Johnson had been reported missing after she was last seen around 5:30 p.m. in the Waterworks.

Police had believed she was headed to the Oakmont or Oakland Area.

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Around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday night, Pittsburgh EMS, Fire, and Police all responded to reports of a woman hit by a train in 800 block of Freeport Road.

Medics pronounced her dead at the scene.

Just after 4 a.m., the Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified her as 78-year-old Ying-Fen Johnson.

Pittsburgh Police detectives are investigating.

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