A local transient was hit and killed by a train Saturday morning around 7:45 a.m. just west of Exit 82 on Interstate 84, according to the Wasco County Sheriff’s Office.

Officials are withholding the 43-year-old man’s identity pending notification of family, said Det. Sgt. Scott Williams of the sheriff’s office. Upon arrival, paramedics from Mid-Columbia Fire & Rescue declared the man deceased.