A 67-year-old man is dead following a vehicle-pedestrian collision early this morning near Headingley.
RCMP say the incident happened around 3:00 a.m., when a westbound pickup truck struck a pedestrian walking along Highway 1 near McGuckin Road.
The man, described by police as a transient, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The driver of the vehicle, a 52-year-old woman from Winnipeg, was not injured.
Emergency Medical Services and the local fire department attended the scene, along with Headingley RCMP.
A forensic collision reconstructionist has been brought in, and the investigation is ongoing.
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