RCMP release:

Inverness County District RCMP is investigating a fatal vehicle-pedestrian collision that occurred in Waycobah.

On August 7, at approximately 5:50 p.m., Inverness County District RCMP, fire and EHS responded to a report of a collision on Hwy. 105. RCMP officers learned that a pedestrian was on the roadway when they were struck by a 2017 Ford Axis that was travelling eastbound.

The pedestrian, a 48-year-old Whycocomagh man, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The driver of the Ford, an 84-year-old North Vancouver woman, did not suffer physical injuries.

An RCMP collision reconstructionist attended the scene and the investigation is ongoing.

Hwy. 105 was closed for several hours but has since reopened.

Our thoughts are with the victim’s loved ones at this difficult time.