Man killed in hit-and-run after stolen car crashes east of Calgary

Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run after a man was struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning following a rollover crash on Highway 1 east of Strathmore.

The initial crash happened around7:15 a.m. when a Honda CR-V that had earlier been reported stolen in Calgary lost control and rolled.

Witnesses told police they sawthe SUVtravelling at high speeds on the highwaybefore the accident.

RCMP Cpl. Curtis Peters said five people two malesand three femaleswere in the SUV at the time. Thethree femaleswere ejected in the rollover andtaken to Foothills hospital. The othermanremained in the vehicle and was taken to hospital in Strathmore.

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All are expected to recover.

Peters said police believe the hit-and-run victimwas walking away from the crash along Highway 1 when he was hit by another vehicle, which didn't stop.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

"That vehicle has still not been located," said Peters. "We don't know whether or not that person was aware they had an impact with an individual and we would like to speak to the person who was driving that vehicle. We don't know what the state of the deceased individual was at the time of that secondary collision."

Police are investigating how the five people came to be in the stolen SUV.

Anyone with information is asked to callStrathmoreRCMPat 403-934-3535 orCrime Stoppersat 1-800-222-8477.