Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE:

Knoxville Police Department officials have released more details about a deadly crash early Wednesday morning on Alcoa Highway near Cherokee Trail.

KPD officials say officers responded around 7:30 a.m. to the crash involving three vehicles: a sedan, an SUV and a Fedex truck.

Officials say a preliminary investigation indicates the sedan was driving south along the highway when the truck tried to merge lanes, hitting the sedan. The sedan then spun across the median, to be hit by the SUV.

The driver of the sedan was pronounced dead at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, while the SUV driver was taken to UTMC for severe, non-life-threatening injuries.

ORIGINAL STORY: Knoxville Police are investigating an early morning fatal crash on Alcoa Highway.

The crash happened near Cherokee Trail, one person was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The investigation is in the early stages, our Pete Michaels reporting that two cars were involved in that crash.