Man killed on Highway 102 while trying to help another driver
Posted Jul 15, 2022 01:50:00 PM.
RCMP say a man was struck and killed on Highway 102 as he tried to help another driver.
It happened just before 9:30 p.m. Thursday in the Alton area.
Mounties say an SUV in the northbound lanes hit a deer. The driver was able to pull over to the shoulder.
Officers were on scene waiting for a tow truck to arrive.
Police say the driver of a pickup truck in the southbound lanes pulled over to help.
He crossed over the southbound lanes and the median, but was struck by a passing pickup truck while walking across the northbound lanes.
The officers on scene called in EHS and fire crews and started giving the man first aid, but the 76-year-old was pronounced dead.
The other pickup truck driver was not hurt.
Highway 102 was shut down for several hours while a collision reconstructionist examined the scene.
RCMP say their investigation continues.
