A pedestrian died after being hit by a vehicle on the Sea to Sky highway.

At 7:30 p.m. Friday evening, Pemberton RCMP were called to a collision involving a pedestrian at the intersection of Highway 99 and Pemberton Portage Road, police said on Saturday.

The junction is located at the northernmost point of the highway, a few kilometers east of the village of Pemberton.

The statement stated that although first responders intervened, the pedestrian could not be saved.

Police said the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and was “cooperating with the ongoing investigation.”