KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - One driver is dead after a crash on I-40 near I-640, according to the Knoxville Police Department.

KPD said it happened around 8:00 p.m. on Friday near mile marker 385.

A female driver was thrown from her bike after colliding with the railing and died at the scene, according to police.

KPD said the preliminary investigation determined that the motorcycle was traveling on I-40 East when it left the road for reasons that remain under investigation.

KPD said their crash reconstruction investigators responded to the scene and are leading the investigation into the crash.

The identity of the deceased is being withheld at this time, said police.

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