A 32-year-old man walking along Highway 2A was killed late Tuesday after he was hit by a van near Wetaskiwin.
Wetaskiwin RCMP said the pedestrian was struck by a southbound van at about 11:45 p.m.
He died at the scene.
The driver of the van tried to avoid the collision and ended up in the northbound ditch, RCMP said Wednesday in a news release. The occupants of the van were not injured.
The fatality remains under investigation.
RCMP said they would not release the dead man’s name.