Investigation underway after fatal hit and run in Oliver, B.C.

An RCMP cruiser is seen in this file photo.

A 22-year-old pedestrian has died after being struck by a car in Oliver, B.C.

According to the Oliver RCMP, the pedestrian was hit while walking southbound on the side of the road near Cassini Cellars Winery, approximately six kilometers south of Oliver on Highway 97, just before 4:20 p.m. on June 15.

Officers and paramedics were called to the incident, but the 22-year-old Surrey man died at the scene, Mounties said.

The driver fled the scene, and the incident is currently under investigation.