A man from the Rural Municipality of Ste. Anne is dead after being hit while walking on the road Sunday night.

At approximately 10:55 pm, Steinbach RCMP responded to a collision involving a vehicle and pedestrian. It happened along Road 40 East, just north of Highway 1 in the Rural Municipality of Ste. Anne. That is east of Paradise Village.

Police say a vehicle was travelling south when it collided with a pedestrian that was walking on the west side of the gravel road.

The 53-year-old male pedestrian died at the scene. There were no reported injuries to the driver and sole occupant, a 17-year-old male from the RM of Ste. Anne.

Steinbach RCMP, along with a Traffic Analyst continue to investigate.