The Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office is investigating after two people were struck by a train and died. The pair has been identified as 20-year-old Hannah Smith and 21-year-old Jacob Bierwirth.
Deputies were called to the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad near Zoar around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
According to deputies, two people were walking on the railroad trestle above the Towpath Trail when the train came.
The engineer immediately engaged in the emergency stop protocol but could not get the train stopped, deputies said.
Deputies said Smith and Bierwirth were found below the railroad trestle on the bank of the Tuscarawas River and were pronounced dead at the scene.
