UPDATE: Hamilton County Sheriff's Office traffic investigators have identified the pedestrian killed on Apison Pike Tuesday, according to a news release.
Richard B. Lamneck, 46, of Cleveland, Tenn., was fatally struck by a passing vehicle.
The incident is currently under investigation, the release states.
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ORIGINAL STORY: A pedestrian has been killed in Hamilton County Tuesday evening, according to the sheriff's department.
Sheriff's deputies were called to the 12600 block of Apison Pike on a report of an accident involving two vehicles, a news release states.
A preliminary investigation indicates a Ford F-250 was stopped in the eastbound lane because of a flat tire on the trailer it was hauling.
The pedestrian was on the left side of the trailer when the trailer and pedestrian were struck by a Ford F-150 going east on Apison Pike.
The pedestrian struck was pronounced deceased at the scene.