A flag person was struck Friday morning by a vehicle on Highway 6 east of Vernon.
The Lavington fire chief says the woman was hit near School Road and was air-lifted to hospital with undetermined injuries.
The car driver stopped at the scene.
A witness says the driver, who feels horrible about what happened, hit a pylon before hitting the woman.
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Highway traffic was being detoured while RCMP investigate.
Investigators from WorksafeBC are also on site.
A woman who knows the victim says she is a very experienced flag person.
-With Files from Kiss FM-
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