ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The Anderson County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a pedestrian was fatally struck by a train just outside of Rocky Top Thursday night.

According to the sheriff's office, deputies responded to the area of Mountain Side Lane at Ponderosa Lane around 1 p.m. Thursday because of a report that a pedestrian was struck by a train.

When they arrived, deputies and emergency medical personnel confirmed that the pedestrian had died. ACSO said the identity of the victim is being withheld pending the notification of their next-of-kin.

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Detectives with the sheriff's office's Criminal Investigation are continuing the investigation.

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