After being involved in a multi-vehicle crash near Tofield, Alta., two men got out of their vehicles and were struck by a passing motorist, RCMP said.
It happened on Monday at around 6 p.m. on Highway 14 and Range Road 192, roughly 65 kilometres east of Edmonton.
Emergency crews found one man dead. He has been identified as a 34-year-old resident of Tofield.
A second man was found and taken to an Edmonton-area hospital by STARS with life-threatening injuries, RCMP said.
“Upon initial investigation, it was determined that a collision between two vehicles occurred, the involved occupants got out of their vehicles and were struck by a passing motorist,” RCMP explained in a news release Tuesday.
The incident is being investigated.