An RCMP patch is seen on the shoulder of an assistant commissioner, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 28, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Manitoba RCMP are working to identify a man who was struck and killed while walking on Highway 1 west of Brandon.
Police were called to an area near Road 115 W, approximately 10 kilometres west of Brandon, on Thursday evening.
While responding to a report of a man walking in the middle of the lane, an update was received saying he had been hit by a westbound semi-trailer.
Officers arrived to find the unidentified man deceased on scene.
The 25-year-old Regina man driving the semi wasn’t injured.
RCMP are asking anyone who may have seen the person walking on Highway 1 in the area, prior to the collision, to contact the Blue Hills RCMP at (204) 726-7519.
