Pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle on Sask. highway

Saskatchewan RCMP are investigating after a man was fatally struck by a vehicle Friday on Highway 16. Mounties were called to the crash scene just east of Maidstone around 8:20 p.m. CT.

Officials have confirmed that the male pedestrian was struck and killed by a motor vehicle. The victim’s identity is not yet known.

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Police are trying to determine why the pedestrian was in the travelling lane on the highway. An RCMP collision analyst from Saskatoon was called to help.

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The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and contacted police.

RCMP say the driver had not been drinking.

The Maidstone Fire Department assisted RCMP in re-routing eastbound traffic on Highway 16 into the westbound lane for approximately three kilometres from Maidstone.