A 37-year-old man was struck and killed while walking down Hwy 2 near Ponoka early Wednesday morning.
Ponoka RCMP say at about 4:30 a.m. they received a call about a pedestrian dressed in black walking very close to the northbound driving lane several kilometres south of Ponoka.
Police found a pickup truck parked on the shoulder of the road with hazard lights flashing at the location. The driver told police that he had just struck a pedestrian who was walking in the driving lane.
The pedestrian was found deceased on the shoulder of the highway.
Police say it was dark at the time of the incident and road conditions were not a factor in the collision.
The identity of the pedestrian is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
The incident is still under investigation.