Man dead after being hit by semi on Whitemud Drive

Traffic is being rerouted after a crash involving a semi on Whitemud Drive. A white van appears to be heavily damaged at the scene.

A man is dead after he exited his vehicle and was hit by a semi truck on Whitemud Drive Tuesday afternoon.

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Around 1:30 p.m., police said a van stopped on the shoulder of Whitemud Drive near 111 Street.

A 39-year-old man got out of the vehicle to check it when he was hit and killed by a semi truck driving east, according to Edmonton police.

A four-year-old girl was in the van but was “not physically injured,” police said in a news release. She was taken to the Stollery Children’s Hospital.

A family member of the girl confirmed to CTV News Edmonton that the man was the girl’s stepfather, calling him a “doting stepdad.”

The EPS Major Collisions Unit is investigating the crash.