Man dies after being struck by RCMP vehicle near Turnor Lake, Sask.

A man from Clearwater River Dene Nation is dead after being hit by an RCMP vehicle on a northern Saskatchewan grid road.

It happened early Thursday morningbetween Turnor Lake, Sask.,and Buffalo Narrows, Sask.

RCMP say the Buffalo Narrows detachment got a call about 3:30 a.m. CST. One of their officers respondedand was travelling in a police vehicle on the 909 grid road when a pedestrian was struck.

The RCMP says the officer provided first aid to the person until an ambulance arrived.

The 31-year-old man from Clearwater River Dene Nation died at the scene.Police did not provide his name but said hisfamily has been notified.

TurnorLake is approximately 580 kilometresnorthwest of Saskatoon.

The RCMP says they notified the police oversight agency, the Serious Incident Response Team, or SIRT.

SIRTposted on X, formerly Twitter, that it will be heading to Turnor Lake to investigate.