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Kamloops RCMP say a man who lives in this area was killed when he was hit by a vehicle on Saturday morning.

Const. Crystal Evelyn says the accident happened in the westbound lanes on the Trans-Canada Highway near the Hillside Way overpass.

“Saturday, around 7:30 a.m., EHS called to report that a person had been hit by a vehicle. Police attended, unfortunately someone did pass away shortly after as a result of that collision. The highway was closed for several hours.”

DriveBC reported the highway reopened just after 3:30 p.m.

Evelyn says the driver of the vehicle involved stayed at the scene and cooperated with police.

She says Mounties are still investigating why the crash happened.