Man dies after being hit by truck on Hwy 23

The 35-year-old Alberta man was standing beside a pickup truck and camper on the side of the road when he was hit.

35-year-old Alberta man was standing on roadside when he was hit

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RCMP are investigating after a 35-year-old Alberta man was killed on Highway 23 on Saturday. (CBC)

An Alberta man has died after he was hit by a flat-bed truck on an Interior B.C. highway on Saturday.

The man had been standing beside a pickup truck and camper on the side of Highway 23 North, north of Revelstoke, B.C.

The commercial truck hit the 35-year-old around 3 p.m. PT.

RCMP responded and a helicopter was dispatched to take the man to hospital, but he was pronounced dead on scene.

A statement said the B.C. Coroners Service is investigating, as are RCMP traffic analysts.

Staff Sgt. Kurt Grabinsky said charges are pending for the commercial truck driver.