Pedestrian struck, killed by train in Austin Tuesday night

The Austin Police Department said one person is dead after being struck by a train in the 1700 block of West Stassney Lane on Tuesday night.

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department said one person is dead after being struck by a train in the 1700 block of West Stassney Lane on Tuesday night.

APD said the call came in at 10:19 p.m. The call came in as a check welfare call for service, which required an immediate police response.

The Austin Police Department and Austin-Travis County EMS arrived on scene where they located a male victim. The victim was pronounced deceased at 10:53 p.m., according to APD.

Austin Police said this is not being investigated as a homicide at this time.

APD said this is being investigated by the Austin Police Department homicide detectives, and they are currently in their preliminary stages of investigating.

Officials said if you have any relevant information to aid in this investigation to contact the homicide tip line at 512-477-3588.