80-year-old pedestrian killed after vehicle collision in Selkirk

An 80-year-old man has died after being struck by a vehicle in Selkirk on Thursday.

An 80-year-old man is dead after being hit by a vehicle while walking in Selkirk on Thursday.

Around 4 p.m., Selkirk RCMP officers were sent to a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian near the intersection of Main Street and Selkirk Avenue.

Police say the man was crossing Main Street where there were no traffic signals when he was hit by a vehicle travelling south.

The female driver of the vehicle called 911.

The man was taken to Selkirk Regional Health Centre but pronounced dead a short time later.

The driver stayed at the scene and spoke to officers, police said in a media release.