Winnipeg trucker standing by parked rig on Highway 75 fatally struck by 2nd semi-trailer

A Winnipeg truck driver was fatally struck by another semi as he stood next to his parked semi-trailer on Highway 75 on Saturday, RCMP say.

RCMP from the Morris detachment responded to reports of a semi-trailer hitting a pedestrian on Saturday at about 1 p.m., the Mounties said in a news release on Monday.

Officers found a Winnipeg man, 57, lying in the centre median of Highway 75 just south of St. Jean Baptiste, about 70 kilometres south of Winnipeg.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation revealed the man had been struck by another semi while standing outside his parked vehicle , RCMP said. Both trucks were stopped in the southbound lane when RCMP arrived Saturday.

Investigators don't know why the man was outside his vehicle at the time he was struck, an RCMP spokesperson said.

RCMP said the other semi driver, 33, also from Winnipeg, wasn't injured.

The investigation continues.

More from CBC Manitoba: