A woman in her twenties is dead following a collision on a Manitoba highway Wednesday evening.

The Manitoba RCMP says officers from the Gypsumville RCMP responded to a report of a vehicle-pedestrian collision that occurred on Provincial Road 513 at 6:55 pm, approximately four kilometres east of Gypsumville. 

Officers attended the collision and located the victim, a 29-year-old female from the Lake St Martin First Nation, on the roadway who had been struck by a vehicle. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The investigation has determined that a vehicle, being driven by a 20-year-old male from Dauphin River, was travelling eastbound on PR 513 when it collided with the female who was walking on the road.

The driver of the vehicle stopped at the scene and then immediately called 911.

RCMP believe that the very dark lighting conditions and also that the victim was wearing dark clothing were factors in the collision. Alcohol and speed are not involved.

Gypsumville RCMP along with the Criminal Collision Investigation Team and a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, continue to investigate.