RUSSELL COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) – One person is dead after an incident involving a train in Russell County Sunday.

Russell County Sheriff Bill Watson confirmed the incident occurred near Morefield Bottom Drive near St. Paul, Virginia.

Dispatchers reported the person struck was a pedestrian.

The incident occurred around 6 p.m., Watson told News Channel 11.

News Channel 11 is working to learn more regarding the incident and fatality.

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