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Red Earth man struck and killed by vehicle

Jun 20, 2016 | 8:49 AM

An 18-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle while walking down the highway Friday, June  17. 

According to RCMP, the man from Red Earth First Nation was walking down Highway 163, when he was struck and killed shorty after 12:15 a.m. Police report the man may have been intoxicated.

Paramedics and Carrot River RCMP attended, but the man was pronounced dead on scene.

No charges have been laid. The incident is being investigated by Carrot River RCMP.