Motorcyclist dies in crash near Farragut’s Outlets Drive

A motorcyclist died after a collision involving a motorcycle and another vehicle near the 11400 block of Outlets Drive in Knox County, near Farragut, on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, according to reports citing the Knox County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies responded shortly after 5 p.m., WVLT reported. WVLT said the rider was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead; WATE reported that the rider was taken to UT Medical Center.

WVLT reported that the sheriff’s office’s TANGO crash-reconstruction team was at the scene around 7 p.m. WATE separately reported that the sheriff’s office Crash Reconstruction Unit responded and that the investigation remained ongoing Friday night. Neither report identified the rider or explained what caused the collision.