A woman from Manitoba's Parkland region is dead after she was struck by a vehicle while on a highway early Sunday morning.

The Manitoba RCMP says in a release that at approximately 1:20 a.m., RCMP responded to a vehicle-pedestrian collision on Highway 10, approximately 6 kilometres north of Swan River.

A vehicle was travelling northbound on Highway 10 when it collided with a pedestrian. The 30-year-old female pedestrian from Swan River, was taken to hospital where she was pronounced deceased. The driver, an 18-year-old male from Saskatchewan, was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

The RCMP says they believe that the female pedestrian was an occupant in a vehicle that had run out of fuel. That vehicle was parked on the side of the highway. It is believed she may have been attempting to flag down a passing vehicle when the collision occurred.

Swan River RCMP along with a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, continues to investigate.

Swan River is approximately 365 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg.