Police are working to identify a man who was killed after being hit by a vehicle while walking on Highway 6 early Thursday.
Gypsumville RCMP were called to the crash site, roughly two kilometres north of Hilbre, Man., around 1:30 a.m.
Police say a vehicle driven by a 54-year-old woman from the RM of Grahamdale, Man., had been heading north when she hit a man walking on the highway.
The woman, who was not injured, immediately stopped and called 911.
The unidentified male victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Local RCMP are continuing to investigate with the help of a forensic collision reconstructionist.
Hilbre is 207 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg.
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