The Trans-Canada Highway near Revelstoke, B.C., was closed for seven hours on Friday morning for what turned out to be a fatal accident.
Police say the accident involved a westbound semi and a male pedestrian who was walking east in the westbound lane, around 25 km west of Revelstoke at approximately 1:30 a.m.
The pedestrian, an 18-year-old Edmonton man, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Kenworth semi was not injured in the collision.
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No more details, nor the names of the pedestrian or the driver, were released by police.
The highway was closed in both directions as police investigated the scene.
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