AUSTIN, Texas — An employee of the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport was hit and killed by a vehicle Tuesday.

Airport officials said the incident happened about 9:26 a.m. on the secure side of the airport where aircraft park for passengers to board.

According to ATCEMS, they arrived and pronounced the employee dead at the scene.

ABIA released a statement saying, “Our thoughts are with the deceased’s loved ones, friends, families and colleagues and we ask our community to keep them in their thoughts.”

Neither airport operations nor flights have not been affected by this incident. An investigation is ongoing.

This is a breaking news story. We will have more information as it becomes available.